Examples of 'what had once' in a sentence
Meaning of "what had once"
The phrase 'what had once' is usually used to describe something that existed in the past but is no longer present or has changed. It indicates a previous state or condition that has since been altered or disappeared
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We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.
The centre was inside the grounds of what had once been a hotel.
What had once looked like a leader.
They reached what had once been the library.
What had once been legal was now illegal.
They were holding down what had once been an airstrip.
What had once been a dance had become a battle.
Andrew remembered what had once been.
Over what had once been her face.
They hid in the shadow of what had once been a church.
What had once been the cheapest.
I step away from what had once been mine.
What had once been a bare hill was now a fortress.
The largest columns rose to what had once been ground level.
What had once charmed now frightened him a little.
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And they no longer belonged to what had once been their world.
Invading what had once been civilized europe.
I and my section had drawn up opposite what had once been an estaminet.
What had once been my refuge had now become my prison.
He combed through the ruins of what had once been his childhood home.
What had once been a very fluid border was now rigid.
It was a suitably exotic combination for what had once been a highly cosmopolitan frontier community.
What had once been enforced politically or militarily was currently enforced economically.
Then something like a smile passed fleetingly over what had once been her face.
What had once been quiet farmland quickly became an urban neighborhood.
A few houses still stood within the skeleton of what had once been an industrial town.
What had once been a clear atmosphere was now a blanket of crackling radiation.
They were the unemployed from the rotting hovels of what had once been a prosperous town.
What had once saved my life could now potentially kill me.
Polished and rounded by running water in what had once been rivers and streams.
What had once seemed friendly was now a violent monster trying to kill me.
His speech to the multitudes was not exactly what had once passed for presidential oratory.
What had once looked like a leader in the industrial cleaning space.
We were now entering what had once been Dinka territory.
What had once cost millions of dollars now cost only thousands.
He eventually stumbled onto an old road that led into what had once been Blair.
What had once been a flood of global liquidity is now starting to run in reverse.
Eventually there were several thousand people living in what had once been the Africa Hotel.
What had once seemed such a normal thing had my heart racing.
The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had once been a Universe.
In time what had once been a divine organization became merely a human institution.
Or was it wrong to think in terms of what had once been?
What had once seemed like heaven has now turned into a hell.
They took a break in a village - or what had once been a village.
What had once been common history gradually faded from the collective memory.
Fortunately, enough of the exterior remained to provide clues as to what had once been.
What had once looked like a leader in the industrial cleaning space awaiting a huge valuation.
After the excavation ended, the remains of what had once been the long-house remained visible.
What had once been a strength of the German working class now became its weakness.
He had completely reversed his interests and embraced what had once terrified him… scary endings.
