Sentence examples of "previous" in English

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He died previous to my arrival. Er ist vor meiner Ankunft gestorben.
Betty has a previous conviction for theft. Betty hat eine Vorstrafe wegen Diebstahls.
The accident happened previous to my arrival. Der Unfall ereignete sich vor meiner Ankunft.
He said that he had met her on the previous day. Er sagte, dass er sich mit ihr am Vortag getroffen hätte.
I regret that a previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation. Ich bedaure, dass ich aufgrund einer früher eingegangenen Verpflichtung Ihre freundliche Einladung nicht annehmen kann.
He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day. Er fragte den Polizisten, wie viele Menschen am Vortag bei Verkehrsunfällen ums Leben gekommen waren.
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