Words similar to former

Example sentences for: former

How can you use “former” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

By canceling all the unnecessary planes, subs and nukes in the defense budget, says the former 3-star.
Pundit Bites: Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed was billed on Late Edition as a "Republican strategist."
Different amounts of variation can be equated with changes in payoff intervals (increasing the former is the same as decreasing the latter).
"When all is said and done, a casket is just a box with a door on it," says a former truck-parts manufacturer who now sells caskets.
Which explains why Ted Koppel has compared PK founder Bill McCartney, a former football coach, to Alan Alda.