The use of plants as medicines predates written human history.

The use of coal as a fuel predates recorded history.

The use of cold pressed castor oil in folk medicine predates government medical regulations.

Again, the 1911 description and use predates this informal view.

Since their use predates these regulations, they are "grandfathered in".

Bourne also suggests that the use of the site as a religious centre might predate the friary.

The use of medicinal plants predates written history.

Actually, their use predates the widespread use of 3D graphics on personal computers.

The magazine's use of this name predates its radio use by several years.

In English, the use of the word "orange" for a fruit predates its use as a color term.