If offered a choice between death and exile, he said that he would choose 'the former'. [=he would choose death]
They hope to restore the old theater to its 'former' glory. [=to make it as good as it was in the past]
She is now just a shadow of her 'former' self. [=she is not the same person she once was]
(..) coffee, if you like. What's up? Just wondering who washes a rental car. Walt, who was that? She's a former business associate who wants me to go back. And I won't. Enrique, this one's finished. Get out of here. (..)2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Blood Money Season: 5 Episode 9