How to Use of yore in a Sentence
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And in a nod to the days of yore, handmade items take the spotlight this year.
—By Maria Martin, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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Like the 930 of yore, the GT2 does not suffer fools gladly.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
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But the happy-go-lucky team of yore seems all but gone.
—Kris Rhim, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
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The hair bands of yore are strong with the Monsters of Rock cruise set to sail next year out of Port Canaveral.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2022
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Old photos on the wall show members of yore at the club’s checkers boards.
—Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
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If that doesn’t feel like one of the cable packages of yore, nothing does.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired, 1 Oct. 2021
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There’s something about the way Lainey Wilson sings that brings to mind the great, weepy country queens of yore.
—Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2021
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There were very few mishaps at polling places, and the long lines that plagued Georgia elections of yore are no longer.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 25 May 2022
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In a nod to hipster culture of yore, Reynolds also rocked a gray beanie and thick black frames.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
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And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
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Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves?
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
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The black ruffled dress with contrast stitching is a far cry from the seafoam green chiffon high-low of yore.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
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My response is that the Beetle Bailey of 2023 is not the Beetle Bailey of yore.
—cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
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In others, attendees could rub the wall gently and then smell it to take in perfume scents of yore.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
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Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
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Kenney said the mall was quiet, and seemed almost nostalgic for the Black Fridays of yore.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2021
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Forgo the platform sole of yore in lieu of a thin one; the thickness of the strap to be determined by your destination.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
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Similarly, the old-fashioned light switches and pull-chain lamps nod to the ships of yore yet are combined with the latest tech.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
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Take a hint from the glamour of yore and indulge in slow-moving, on-the-ground transport with luxury train travel.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
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Since then, the shoes of yore have earned a reputation for being dated—and blister-prone.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 June 2024
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Photo: Courtesy of Alaïa Alaïa Swift’s recent penchant for green takes us back to snake emoji days of yore.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
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The best drip coffee makers Modern day drip coffee makers are not the Mr. Coffees of yore.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2024
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The 2021 spectacle will return to the more familiar parade of yore.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
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ChatGPT to share movie scenes and poetry about drunken nights of yore.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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But the promise of feeling close to this style era of yore was enough to draw hundreds of fashion fanatics and Sevigny fangirls to the event.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
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But the promise of feeling close to this style era of yore was enough to draw hundreds of fashion fanatics and Sevigny fangirls to the event.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
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The lip kit mogul has recently swapped her logo-heavy wardrobe of yore for a more refined, neutral approach to dressing.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
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The word is that these guys don't exactly tiptoe through the tulips on evaluation runs, so the feeble chase cars of yore were a permanent thorn in the side of speedy progress.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
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The arrival of those Orioles of yore helped hasten the demise of segregation that marked Baltimore’s hotels.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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The Big Business Republicans of yore are sometimes caricatured for seeking corporate tax cuts above all else.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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