Sentence examples for preceded us from inspiring English sources

A very few preceded us, using methods that existed before the Internet.

In a vague reference to Americans held captive by Isis or near its path in Iraq, Obama said the US would "do everything we can to protect our people," a formulation that has preceded US military action in the past.

Those who have preceded us allow us to carry on.

Half a dozen cars preceded us on the steaming asphalt.

Nearly always the vehicles had preceded us to camp.

Marines had preceded us to assure security, but one could not help feeling a little edgy.

Hitherto we had been sailing in safe and known waters, where many others had preceded us.

We get to see the importance of everything and everybody who preceded us".

We know very little about the lives of any of the hominid species that preceded us.

The news of our visit had preceded us, and a small knot of people were waiting on the road.

Like Isaac Newton, we can see ever further by standing on the shoulders of the giants who preceded us.