PRIOR in a Sentence
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31 example sentences for PRIOR, such as:
1. This task is prior to all others.
2. That was all prior to my coming to Bath.
3. My children have a prior claim on my time.
4. The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.
5. The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.
2. That was all prior to my coming to Bath.
3. My children have a prior claim on my time.
4. The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.
5. The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.
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Meanings and Examples of PRIOR
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prior
a. earlier in time
n. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
Classic Sentence:
1 He was not naturally acute of perception, but those too much undervalued his understanding who deemed that this flattering compliment would obliterate the sense of the prior insult.
2 But when churchman and layman, prince and prior, knight and priest, come knocking to Isaac's door, they borrow not his shekels with these uncivil terms.
3 Her father asked him to do them the honour of taking his mutton with them, and Fanny had time for only one thrill of horror, before he declared himself prevented by a prior engagement.
4 They purposed remaining in London only three days, prior to departing for some weeks to a distant part of the coast.
5 That was all prior to my coming to Bath.
6 I take it, that the earliest standers of mast-heads were the old Egyptians; because, in all my researches, I find none prior to them.
7 She had never had a slave under her control previously to myself, and prior to her marriage she had been dependent upon her own industry for a living.
8 In the next room sat the count and countess respectfully conversing with the prior, who was calling on them as old acquaintances and benefactors of the monastery.
9 As soon as the prior withdrew, Natasha took her friend by the hand and went with her into the unoccupied room.
10 I wanted something to happen which might have the effect of freeing both Wuthering Heights and the Grange of Mr. Heathcliff quietly; leaving us as we had been prior to his advent.
11 I am so sorry, dear Cecily, if it is any disappointment to you, but I am afraid I have the prior claim.
12 In the same inn there was a Benedictine prior who bought the horse for a cheap price.
13 I abhor psalm-singers, I hate priors, I execrate heretics, but I should detest yet more any one who should maintain the contrary.
Example Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 Cause, on the other hand, situates the causal agent prior to the event caused and so requires the to infinitive.
2 Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.
3 My children have a prior claim on my time.
4 The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.
5 The embryos were tested to determine their sex prior to implantation.
6 The society must give customers prior notice before changing the cost.
7 No action can be taken without the prior consent of the owner.
8 Nevertheless there are initial considerations that all participant observers make to some extent prior to entering and during fieldwork.
9 It's a pretty steep learning curve when you're thrown into a job with no prior experience.
10 The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.
11 Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent.
12 This task is prior to all others.
13 Commercial fridge and freezer units, which go by many other names, were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models.
14 Someone who writes an account of the times is a historian just as much as someone who concerns themselves only with the events prior to them.
15 All the arrangements should have been completed prior to our departure.