in futuro
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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He uttered but a fact in futuro, which had been revealed to him by an omniscient God.
From A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery by A. Woodward
They had gold and gold and gold without end, Gold to lay by and gold to spend, Gold to give and gold to lend, And reversions of gold in futuro.
From Magnum Bonum by Charlotte Mary Yonge
I say again that nothing better for lovers, in esse or in futuro, has ever been invented.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock
All laws should be therefore made to commence in futuro, and be notified before their commencement; which is implied in the term "prescribed."
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
Or the youngsters may still be in futuro.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
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