yore

noun

ˈyȯr 

: time past and especially long past

—usually used in the phrase of yore

Synonyms of yore

• past

Examples of yore in a Sentence

my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore

Recent Examples on the Web

Tier 9 My favorite tier of yore was hopelessly thinned out by A) the quality at the top of his draft and B) NIL money luring some fake prospects back to the college ranks. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Modern day midi skirts are not the stiff, stick-straight pencil style in office boardrooms of yore. —Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 13 June 2026

Its credits cite more than twenty people, including producers, a mixer, a casting director, and a colorist—not quite the D.I.Y. YouTube operation of yore. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 June 2026

The president has likened his birthday party to an international celebration of yore and The Claw to an architectural marvel in France. —Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from yore, adverb, long ago, from Old English gēara, from gēar year — more at year

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing yore

• of yore

Rhymes for yore

• boar
• boer
• bore
• chore
• cor
• core
• corps
• crore
• door
• drawer
• floor
• flor

Kids Definition

yore

noun

ˈyō(ə)r 

ˈyȯ(ə)r

: time long past

—usually used in the phrase of yore