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Example sentences for: forerunner

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The Ottoman Empire surrendered when World War I ended the following year, and, following a declaration by the League of Nations (the forerunner to the United Nations), Britain became rulers of Palestine by mandate.
Look for the brilliant colors of Veronese’s oval ceiling painting of Venice Crowned by Victory, forerunner of the Baroque tours de force in perspective.
till ( prep .) The forerunner of until . From Saxon tille to reach or come to the time of.
Trans-Canada Airlines, the forerunner of Air Canada, started up in 1937, and air travel became vital for covering the vast distances, fighting forest fires, and carrying provisions and wages to remote corners of the far north.
Meanwhile, another Secret Service--the forerunner of today's--was created as a division of the Treasury Department.