How to Use precede in a Sentence
precede
verb
- She preceded him into the room.
- The chairman preceded the meeting with a brief welcoming speech.
- The meeting was preceded by a brief welcoming speech.
- The new mayor is very different from the person who preceded her in office.
- The country became more conservative in the years that preceded his election.
- Riots preceded the civil war.
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Weeks of tests precede the launch, and the rocket is left exposed to the salty air.
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Joe Pappalardo,
Popular Mechanics,
25 Oct. 2022
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The vine features white blooms that precede the fuzzy brown fruits.
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Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Oct. 2022
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The five fights that appear in bold are the main card bouts, and the ones that will be preceded by a movie in The Sphere.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
11 Sep. 2024
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If the preceding forty-five minutes fail to catch fire, though, the night grows long.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 July 2023
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Here’s the video of the benches clearing, and the Garcia homer that preceded it.
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Sportsday Staff,
Dallas News,
27 July 2023
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These are the cars that precede the riders before each stage.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
29 June 2022
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But this war is on a much greater scale, and of course was preceded by a massacre in Israel.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2023
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The four-song release is, in a sense, a remedy to the album that preceded it.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
8 Dec. 2023
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Or maybe those were supposed to precede the rush of new residents.
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Greg Jefferson,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Nov. 2021
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The dream of opening a restaurant preceded his itch to own a brewery.
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Brandon Hernández,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2024
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Instead, the shocking gunshot that precedes the film’s title card sets the table for a flashback to the past.
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Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2024
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Both tracks precede the singer's sixth mainstream studio album, which is set to drop on Sept. 20.
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Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2024
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My thinking was this: This is a heated issue not just of our time but times that precede us.
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Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2022
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Calling hours will precede the service from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
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Ed Wittenberg,
cleveland,
2 Feb. 2023
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It was also preceded by the announcement of a 2024 arena tour that is set to launch in March.
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Thania Garcia,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2023
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There is a healthy dose of nail-biting preceding all that science.
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Thomas Farragher,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 May 2023
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These sorts of listings appear in the weeks or months that precede the official launch of new products.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
18 Jan. 2022
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Rose's family holds ties with the monarchy that precede her.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
4 May 2023
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The footage was preceded by a recorded message from Rogen and Ice Cube.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 July 2023
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The bad news is that rates have already started to rise again after their sharp drop preceding the first Fed rate cut.
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Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
19 Oct. 2024
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That’s true for The War and Treaty, who want to take the baton from the hundreds of entertainers who have preceded them.
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2024
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The eight hours preceding them make the promise seem one worth fulfilling.
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Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Oct. 2023
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The episodic waves of pain are often preceded by a queasy sensation in the stomach, which can persist even after the pain ceases.
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Kashif J. Piracha,
Verywell Health,
1 Jan. 2025
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It will be preceded by an exhibition hosted in the same location and opening two days before the sale event.
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Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
16 Dec. 2024
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