Example Sentences

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OpenAI President Brockman, another early co-founder, will precede him on the witness stand.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

An elaborate show featuring poetry, pyro and Frederic Michalak will precede the match.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

They have one more game to decide whether that trip home will precede a sixth game in their first-round playoff series, or to clean out their lockers for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Mr. Sullivan said the meeting will precede additional meetings on Saturday and a summit with Gulf Arab powers along with Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan on the future of the Middle East and America’s role.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan