dawniej 用英语:

Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is an exotic country.

She was formerly a bank clerk.

He didn't deny that he was formerly involved in the program.

The artist formerly known as Prince is still recording new songs.

The man formerly known as the "priest" blessed a group of people that was formerly known as the "congregation", but could no longer be called so due to demanding technical criteria.

Formerly, a book was worth its weight in silver, if not in gold.

Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.

Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.

Formerly this harbor was prosperous.

Formerly, this city was beautiful.

Less students study German today than formerly.

There is now less flogging in our great schools than formerly, but then less is learned there; so that what the boys get at one end they lose at the other.

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called Saigon

She was formerly married to a good friend of mine

The building formerly housed an internet service provider.

My erstwhile brother i law want to see me.

the erstwhile president of the company