Sometime (Adjective)
Meaning
Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sometime president of the company returned for a visit to his former office.
- She had been a sometime resident of Paris, but now lived in New York.
- The sometime allies were now sworn enemies, engaged in a bitter dispute.
- The city's sometime status as a major port had been eclipsed by newer facilities.
- The sometime leader of the movement had stepped down to focus on other pursuits.