We stand now, in linguistic awe, before the mysterious word there.

I will carry that awe before the printed word to my grave.

This was darkness before the light, before the word of God.

The number before the word is the day of that month.

Surely you would not put her insinuations, before the word of a fellow King!

There was just a slight hesitation before the last word.

The pause before the last word had not been hers but the universal translator's.

Anyone leaving before the word "go" will be accessed a 10-second penalty.

The first shot came before the final word, and two others followed while it was still in the air.

Before the word 'feminist,' I had no way of justifying my feelings about the world.