1888, Daily Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Kentucky, 3 September, 1888, Milburn Ellis, a used-to-be resident of this place, but now of the Grasshopper Country […] is visiting relatives here.
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Used-to-be
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Said it was a spittoon just like his used-to-be bossman used to have in his bank up there in Atlanta.
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“The mudflow destroyed houses on the eastern edge of my used-to-be recruiting area,” said [Staff Sergeant] David Orman of the Longview [recruiting station].
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[…] I love her but something’s not there. I don’t even know if it’s love anymore. Maybe it’s just a used-to-be love.
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