In a sentence
Six example sentences with previously, each labelled with its topic.
The gallery occupies a hall previously used as a grain warehouse, and the iron columns were left completely exposed.
Architecture
Countries that previously imported all their steel now run mills of their own, which has flattened the global price.
Economics
The lens previously sold only to studios is now cheap enough that weekend hobbyists carry one in every bag.
Photography
The feature was previously hidden behind a settings menu, and usage tripled the week it moved to the home screen.
Technology
Patients previously sent home with a painkiller are now scanned the same day, and the earlier diagnoses have cut surgeries.
Medicine
A song previously heard only at the band's shows leaked online, and the studio version arrived a month early.
Music
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