formerly prosperous

Examples (10)

• The city, formerly prosperous from its textile mills, now faces economic hardship.
• Many industrial towns that were formerly prosperous now struggle with high unemployment.
• This region, formerly prosperous due to its rich agricultural land, is experiencing a decline.
• The old merchant family, formerly prosperous, gradually lost its wealth over generations.
• She often spoke of her formerly prosperous childhood home with a sense of nostalgia.
• The company, formerly prosperous in the booming tech market, declared bankruptcy last year.
• After the civil war, the nation was a shadow of its formerly prosperous self.
• His formerly prosperous restaurant business collapsed during the recent pandemic.
• The artist, formerly prosperous from his early abstract works, now lives a quiet life.
• We visited a village that was formerly prosperous but now appears almost deserted and forgotten.