Examples of “anterior” in a Sentence

adj Located toward the front, especially of the body — nearer the head end rather than the back.

• The anterior side of the shirt has the pocket, while the back is plain.
• The anterior part of the skull houses the eyes and nose.
• The doctor felt pain in the anterior chest wall.

adj Coming before something else in time or sequence.

• Any anterior agreement was canceled once the new contract was signed.
• The historian studied events anterior to the war to understand its causes.
• The anterior clause in the contract sets the terms for everything that follows.