BEFORE in a Sentence

Learn BEFORE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for BEFORE, such as:
1. He had a big future before him, you know.
2. Beat up the eggs before you add the flour.
3. Tidy the room up before the guests arrive.
4. The golden age is before us, not behind us.
5. Pride goes before, and shame follows after.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BEFORE
before
 ad.  at or in the front
 ad.  earlier in time; previously
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Some time elapsed before I learned the history of my friends.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
2  You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
3  Thus situated, my only resource was to drive before the wind.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
4  The image of Clerval was forever before me, ghastly and murdered.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
5  The forms of the beloved dead flit before me, and I hasten to their arms.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
6  Taking a white card from his wallet he waved it before the man's eyes.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
7  "We've met before," muttered Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
8  I knew his whole family history before he left.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  I missed that train, and then another, before I could get myself away.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
10  Just before I reached the hedge I remembered something and turned around.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
11  He had a big future before him, you know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
12  She discerns, it may be, such a hopeless task before her.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
13  Not improbably he had never before viewed himself as he did now.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
14  My hand was already on the lock of the door before I recollected myself.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
15  "I never saw you wear a ring before, Edward," she cried.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Beat up the eggs before you add the flour.
2  She add a codicil to her will just before she die.
3  Write down the address before you forget it.
4  Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after.
5  Pride goes before, and shame follows after.
6  One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.
7  The golden age is before us, not behind us.
8  Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it.
9  He will appear before the magistrates tomorrow.
10  Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate.
11  The men are due to appear before the court tomorrow.
12  It's most unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
13  Tidy the room up before the guests arrive.
14  The room must be picked up before the guests arrive.
15  He hesitated before stepping across the threshold.