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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As if to consummate Bluesky as a successor to the liberal Twitter of yore, Barack Obama recently joined and, in his first post, celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
This tranquil spa offers primarily modern services though there are a few options like the 17th Century Replenish or the 19th Century Relinquish that can take you back to the spa treatments of yore.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
This is mid-budget game-adaptation excellence, the sweet spot between good-enough game movies of yore and the legit action spectacles that have become mainstream art in the present.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Space was filled with the sexiness and tension of the shopping experiences of yore.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
This tranquil spa offers primarily modern services though there are a few options like the 17th Century Replenish or the 19th Century Relinquish that can take you back to the spa treatments of yore.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
This is mid-budget game-adaptation excellence, the sweet spot between good-enough game movies of yore and the legit action spectacles that have become mainstream art in the present.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Space was filled with the sexiness and tension of the shopping experiences of yore.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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