old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
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Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
Recent Examples on the Web
This ad lacks the old-timey outfits of the bourbon video, but includes all the same humor, focusing on Connecticut’s delicious water, white pine and homegrown grains to endorse Mine Hill Distillery’s gin.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Covington Covington is an old-timey town of roughly 14,000 people on the outskirts of Atlanta.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
She's shown chained to a bed and being forced to take pills in the surreal video, which is shot like an old-timey silent film, title cards and all.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Though much of the coastal Northeast can conjure old-timey vibes, some small towns in New England have a more of-the-moment flavor.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
Where to eat: There are no bells and whistles at Steffani, an old-timey, relaxed daytime diner in the heart of Pärnu, but there is an eclectic menu and locals setting the world to rights.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Instead, your family will be treated to an old-timey experience filled with world-famous Mackinac Island fudge and days spent biking around the island, taking a ferry under the Mackinac Bridge, or cruising around the coast by kayak.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Projections of tenements give David Zinn’s fleet scenic design that old-timey Big Apple flavor.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the old-timey days, killing off the star of a series was unthinkable.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Covington Covington is an old-timey town of roughly 14,000 people on the outskirts of Atlanta.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
She's shown chained to a bed and being forced to take pills in the surreal video, which is shot like an old-timey silent film, title cards and all.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Though much of the coastal Northeast can conjure old-timey vibes, some small towns in New England have a more of-the-moment flavor.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
Where to eat: There are no bells and whistles at Steffani, an old-timey, relaxed daytime diner in the heart of Pärnu, but there is an eclectic menu and locals setting the world to rights.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Instead, your family will be treated to an old-timey experience filled with world-famous Mackinac Island fudge and days spent biking around the island, taking a ferry under the Mackinac Bridge, or cruising around the coast by kayak.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Projections of tenements give David Zinn’s fleet scenic design that old-timey Big Apple flavor.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Back in the old-timey days, killing off the star of a series was unthinkable.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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