Sentence examples for before he owned from inspiring English sources

He says the Sunset Ceremony came long before he owned the site, and that he feels obligated to continue.

No one argued with Levenson's point about home game attendance; the Hawks have struggled to cultivate a loyal fan base since before he owned the team.

Before he owned Wile-e's, Mr. Whaley said there were some cases where he had to say no to a parent.

He told me that, back when he was a ventriloquist in the days before he "owned" the moon, his dummy taught him a valuable lesson: you can say anything you want to anybody as long as you smile.

Calling anything else torture suggested a "moral equivalence" that he found offensive — as if he would have had to personally pilot a plane into a tower before he owned up to being a torturer.

I said, 'Why not come right out and tell 'em?' He thought it would hurt his career, but he was also afraid he might be exposed as an ex-con by someone else before he owned up.

Before that he owned the Montreal Expos.

Before retiring he owned and operated Star Manufacturing, Inc. as well as Lantana Ristorante.

Before that, he owned several nightclubs on Long Island, among them Solomon Grundy's in Bay Shore.

Before long, he owned 25 franchises throughout the South, and he still has plans to expand to Houston.

Before entering politics, he owned a weekly newspaper in Southern Illinois and crusaded against corruption.