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Sentence examples for former life from inspiring English sources

The phrase "former life" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to the life someone lived before some significant event or change. For example, "After his accident, David was forced to adapt to a new life and leave behind his former life of adventure."

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"Already he cannot live his former life.

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The New York Times

How much of Jarvis' former life remains.

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The Guardian - Music

Describes her former life as a school teacher.

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The New Yorker

In a former life, he was a BMW mechanic.

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The New York Times

His former life had "been replaced by a brand".

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The New York Times - Books

Better to let them imagine your former life.

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The Guardian - Lifestyle

She becomes like part of you from a former life".

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The Guardian - Film

In a former life I was briefly a teacher.

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The Guardian - Opinion

"That was exciting," he said of his former life.

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The New York Times
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As a former life-guard, Ms Burch knows a bit about swimming regulations.

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The Economist

I say this as a white, former life-long Republican.

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