How to Use "Previously" with Example Sentences

previously (adv): in the past

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Used with verbs:

"We previously cited the same article."
(cited, mentioned, quoted)

"Where have you previously worked?"
(worked, lived, studied, visited, traveled)

"As I noted previously, it is too late."
(noted, indicated)

"The judge had previously ruled on a similar case."
(ruled)

Used with adjectives:

"She discovered a previously unknown species."
(unknown)

"It was previously impossible to do that."
(impossible)

"She was previously married."
(married)