Sentence examples for former come from inspiring English sources

Sooner or later, Trump's satraps and lieutenants, present and former, come to betray a vivid sense of just how imperilled and imperilling this Presidency is.

The oldest soccer competition in the country still in existence, it was first christened the National Challenge Cup, its inaugural year of 1914 an all Brooklyn affair between Brooklyn Field Club and Brooklyn Celtic in which the former come out on top.

Next, although the participants in both Gu (2015) and the present study were learning English as a foreign language, the former come from 15 different countries, over a half of them were Koreans, whereas all of the learners in the present study were Japanese, which could potentially be a culprit.

The former come to power, or are close to achieving it, and violence ensues.

The former come both from the depressed left and exultant right.

1, 2 According to manufacturers, the chemically cross-linked absorbable HA products available on the market today are classified as "monophasic" or "biphasic": the former come in the form of a homogeneous gel, and the latter consist of particles suspended in solutions used as a carrier (native HA or saline solution).

In the overwhelming majority of cases, the former comes first.

The former came about through his friendship with Walt Disney.

The former comes in fixed off-the-shelf cells per square inch while the latter is susceptible to error and inconsistencies depending on the fabricator.

Apparently, the former comes first, this answer appearing to be the assumption of the language of the clause.

The former comes from deep history and vast open space, both of which residents work hard to preserve.