of old

idiom

formal + literary
: in the past : in a time that was long ago
in (the) days of old

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Mounted on the pieces of old wood are small glass vases that can hold artificial or real flowers. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 15 June 2025 Nearly $10,000 for 500 grams of old tangerine peels? Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 June 2025 Seniors with some financial security are more likely to live long enough to contend with the diseases of old age, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025 So, too, the bottle of scotch beside the globe and the pair of old typewriters on one or the other of which Lewis had once tapped out drafts of articles for the San Francisco Examiner and the Herald Tribune, magazine features for the Saturday Evening Post, and essays for Harper’s. Donovan Hohn june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for of old

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“Of old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20old. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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