time was

Idioms  

1. Formerly, in the past, as in Time was, the city streets were perfectly safe at night. [Mid-1500s]

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Example Sentences

Armed with this conviction, the “American Hustle” star soon joined forces with Tim McCormick, who at the time was working on building foster care housing aimed at keeping siblings together in Chicago.

From MarketWatch

Although the margin of victory this time was significant, things had not gone to plan for her until now in Cortina.

From BBC

The second postman to speak to the BBC, who we are calling Bob, said the reason people were not getting post on time was simple: "There's not enough staff."

From BBC

The model from New York, who was 23 at the time, was told by the judges that her skin texture looked "ashy" and she was described as "too harsh".

From BBC

This difficulty in adjusting behavior over time was a key difference between children with typical math abilities and those with math learning challenges.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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• previous
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