erstwhile friend. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I called my erstwhile visitor and told him I was going after them. From Wordnik.com. [Will]
Quickly she called her erstwhile boyfriend Danny and warned him that the guy he found suspicious was now at another casino. From Wordnik.com. [THE CROSSOVER OF THE WEEK!] Reference
Definition of 'erstwhile' - I thought it meant strong and steadfast, instead it means former. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
Perhaps recalling erstwhile love Kitty Floyd, who broke off their engagement, he made notes on breaches of promise to marry. From Wordnik.com. [Law student James Madison rediscovered through lost notes] Reference
She recalled the erstwhile mutual hatred and mistrust of Murray and Darnley, and saw how it might serve her in this emergency. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series] Reference
Her current band, Joan as Police Woman, creates dizzying, jazz-steeped rock music that recalls erstwhile collaborators, like her former companion, the folk singer. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Talking about it with some friends, we discovered that nobody knows what 'erstwhile' means. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
I work with a colleague who seems unable to correctly use the word "erstwhile" i.e. former. From Wordnik.com. [Word Magazine - Comments] Reference
My first sitter was the erstwhile manager of a cult punk band. From Wordnik.com. [THE GOOD ENOUGH MOTHER] Reference
How did the leader of Vietnam's erstwhile enemy become so popular?. From Wordnik.com. [Old Foes, New Fans] Reference
But Spain seemed to manage just fine even without its erstwhile ally. From Wordnik.com. [Greeting Bush With A Yawn] Reference
If not a hero, this erstwhile villain might at least be turned into an ally. From Wordnik.com. [When Villains Might Be Allies] Reference
But then war broke out between Kabila and his erstwhile allies in Uganda and Rwanda. From Wordnik.com. [When Friends Become Enemies] Reference
He attended public high school with the likes of erstwhile junk-bond king Michael Milken. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Deal] Reference
Dares to include real racial tensions between Hong Kong Chinese and erstwhile British rulers. From Wordnik.com. [Move Over, Suzie Wong] Reference
The erstwhile idol has bounced back with Message in a Bottle, his version of a ship-bound romance. From Wordnik.com. [A Guy Who Really Floats Her Boat] Reference
In lining up a new successor, they note, Arledge spurned yet another erstwhile heir apparent, Paul. From Wordnik.com. [There's Still Plenty Of Roone At The Top] Reference
Serbia's erstwhile ally, Russia, has signaled that it will not veto such a resolution, as has China. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The worst blow arguably came from an erstwhile friend of Russia's: international investor George Soros. From Wordnik.com. [An Early Russian Winter] Reference
With Iraq now preoccupying American policy, the erstwhile transatlantic partners are utterly sidelined. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
The erstwhile high-end department store of the communist era -- GUM -- now houses leading designer names. From Wordnik.com. [A FEW WORDS CONVEYING A LOT] Reference
Ironically, the erstwhile transatlantic partners are likely to view these developments quite differently. From Wordnik.com. [EUROPE: COZYING UP TO CONDI] Reference
Down the road a few years, she hears erstwhile daughters-in-law lament how she "ruined" him for every other woman. From Wordnik.com. [Endangered Family] Reference
As for Middelhoff, he was the odd man out when AOL, his erstwhile partner in Europe, bought his rival, Time Warner. From Wordnik.com. [Aol's Competitor? Hmm...] Reference
In the southern town of Mostar, Croatian and Muslim forces -- erstwhile allies -- are locked in a struggle to the death. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Doing Nothing] Reference
Not long after the war ended, the United States chose Germany, once its bitter enemy, over Russia, its erstwhile friend. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomacy: Change Partners And Dance] Reference
The longer he contests the election that he apparently lost in early July, the more erstwhile supporters he is alienating. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico: Obrador Burns His Bridges] Reference
Eric Ripert, erstwhile Top Chef guest judge and current top chef at New York's Le Bernardin, goes solo with Avec Eric on PBS. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Eric Ripert] Reference
Denny was a smiling, slightly doughy pianist and erstwhile jazzman who worked a regular gig at Don the Beachcomber's in Waikiki. From Wordnik.com. [Sounds Of Schmaltz] Reference
The shortage of capital has forced some groups to rely increasingly on the largesse of the erstwhile enemy-government and industry. From Wordnik.com. [Earth Ii: Tune In, Turn On And Tap Out] Reference
Many erstwhile democrats voted in favor of Gorbachev's enhanced powers, though several argued for a time limit on his dictatorship. From Wordnik.com. [Heading For A Crackup?] Reference
He said in November 2006 that Mexico's corruption, inequality, and its "erstwhile democracy" (AP) are to blame for illegal immigration. From Wordnik.com. [The Candidates on Immigration] Reference
But no sooner had the Starr Chamber concluded in the Judiciary Committee than the prosecutor's new image was undercut by an erstwhile ally. From Wordnik.com. [The Starr Chamber] Reference
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