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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He has won over many of his erstwhile critics.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was my erstwhile swain, looking much the same as 10 years earlier.
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Others say she avenges herself of the insult offered by her erstwhile lover by luring fishermen and other sailors to their doom.
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She certainly needed a cup of tea, even if her erstwhile visitor didn't.
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The movie theatres were showing well-made and respectable films to a large public that included many of their erstwhile critics.
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What were your options when an erstwhile love returned?
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With her erstwhile host's kind permission, she reminded herself bitterly.