Examples of a long time ago in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
First of all, there’s no question that that the language of movies — and action scenes in particular — was determined a long time ago.
—
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
The real reason is because friends, and most definitely my family, quit listening to me a long time ago.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Though the prequel film takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, see what Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and more ‘Phantom Menace’ stars are up to today
Star Wars fans rejoiced on May 19, 1999.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Minimum starting salaries for new teachers should have been mandated a long time ago.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration could have acted administratively a long time ago, says Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
History rendered its judgement a long time ago on Coppola’s war movie, and its rapturous reception at the fest has become a key part of its backstory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But, yes, it was supposed to be gone a long time ago.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
That concept disappeared a long time ago thanks to endless news cycles, social media overload and the reality of the world’s difficulties creeping onto campuses.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
The real reason is because friends, and most definitely my family, quit listening to me a long time ago.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Though the prequel film takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, see what Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and more ‘Phantom Menace’ stars are up to today
Star Wars fans rejoiced on May 19, 1999.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Minimum starting salaries for new teachers should have been mandated a long time ago.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration could have acted administratively a long time ago, says Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
History rendered its judgement a long time ago on Coppola’s war movie, and its rapturous reception at the fest has become a key part of its backstory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But, yes, it was supposed to be gone a long time ago.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
That concept disappeared a long time ago thanks to endless news cycles, social media overload and the reality of the world’s difficulties creeping onto campuses.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'a long time ago.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near a long time ago
Cite this Entry
“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share