Sentence examples of "the former" in English

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He regretted having been lazy in the former term. Il regretta d'avoir été paresseux le trimestre dernier.
The former is inferior to the latter in some respect. Le précédent est inférieur au suivant par certains aspects.
Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion. Tout le monde est désireux de savoir ce qu'il est advenu de l'ex-champion.
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