ere
Americanpreposition
conjunction
Etymology
Origin of ere
before 900; Middle English; Old English ǣr, ēr (cognate with German ehr ), comparative of ār soon, early; cognate with Gothic air. See erst, early
Example Sentences
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Adjusted earnings per share, which excludes nonrecurring items, declined to 87 cents from $1.06, but ere above the FactSet consensus of 63 cents.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
"Viewers and listeners ere at the centre of what we do," the regulator said in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023
The head of the city's civil-military administration said local authorities had a plan to cope with an accident and noted some shells ere falling close to the plant's six reactors.
From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022
“To love that well which thou must leave ere long,” says the Bard.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
‘I fear the battle will be over long ere I come there.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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