erewhile
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erewhile
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ere, while
Example Sentences
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Her glorious buoyancy of spirits, which erewhile, as it were, had filled the whole Hall with gladness—where were they now?
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
But yet erewhile the lagging moments come That layeth the living, conscious, burden down, Firm faith may rest in hope.
From Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott by Louisa May Alcott
The upper servant, erewhile so rude, approached with timid subserviency.
From The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] by Wilhelmine von Hillern
The laughing, saucy lips, so ready with badinage and repartee, are closed tightly together, and the blue eyes, erewhile flashing and sparkling with light-hearted mirth, now start forth with a hard stare.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
How sweet erewhile to see the slave go free!
From The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It by R. W. Beers
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