of yore
idiom
literary
: of the past
in days of yore
The great composers of yore performed for kings and queens.
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But unlike the Springsteen record of yore, there is a level of acoustic guitar virtuosity here that is a big part of the appeal.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
This isn't the Top Chef of yore, where tweezers and microgreens were a necessity.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Koma’s pre-fall 2025 collection paid homage to and was inspired by the iconic Bond girls of yore, portrayed by Jill St. John, Grace Jones and Famke Janssen.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
This isn't the Top Chef of yore, where tweezers and microgreens were a necessity.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Koma’s pre-fall 2025 collection paid homage to and was inspired by the iconic Bond girls of yore, portrayed by Jill St. John, Grace Jones and Famke Janssen.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of yore
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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