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Meanings of in former times in English

At a time in the past.

Usage of in former times in English
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He said that in former times jewelers wore swords at their sides.
L'Assommoir
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This was done in former times with the Fathers and the Prophets.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
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The Indians used their furs in former times for garments and blankets.
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan / A Gramm...
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Yet of such schoolmasters there were plenty in former times, regular bruisers.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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Peace, prosperity, victory have been won by the nation in former times.
Joy and Power: Three Messages with One Meaning
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Thus Christians, in former times, were put to death by the heathen.
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8)
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Yes, sir, that happened in former times also, but not as often.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
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Did he, in former times, manifestly approve the performance of the duty?
The Ordinance of Covenanting
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Yes, sir; and in former times I knew something of yourself.
Tales and Novels — Volume 02 / Popular Tales
10
But they were common enough, even in the English law-courts, in former times.
Cicero
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The burdens of taxation had become heavier than in former times.
Shakspere and Montaigne / An Endeavour to Explain the Tendency o...
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The vicissitudes of this eastern commerce were thus very great in former times.
An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of ...
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So in former times the old man must have been a good shot.
Shadow prowler
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Robert went to-day to consult a lawyer whom he knew in former times.
The Queen of Hearts
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Many a settlement had existed there in former times, and had been abandoned.
The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds ...
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Does the reader know how the industrial classes were treated in former times?
Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besi...