as in vintage
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating
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Recent Examples of old-time
An old-time tent, replete with a vanity table and bench, stands in the center of the first reception room.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
With Howie Rose retiring across town with the Mets, the next time New York baseball has a classic, old-time radio voice is likely decades and decades into the future.
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Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
The menu has evolved over time, but the restaurant has made a point of preserving its old-time charm.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most sensitive matter is Iran, a nation of nasty clerics and old-time belligerents that declared war on America and Israel 47 years ago.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for old-time
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
With Howie Rose retiring across town with the Mets, the next time New York baseball has a classic, old-time radio voice is likely decades and decades into the future.
—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
The menu has evolved over time, but the restaurant has made a point of preserving its old-time charm.
—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most sensitive matter is Iran, a nation of nasty clerics and old-time belligerents that declared war on America and Israel 47 years ago.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-time
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Lectra noted that the trend also reflects the boom in resale and vintage fashion, where consumers snap up DIY and one-of-a-kind designs.
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The finish leans heavily into baking spice, evoking the end of some vintage high-rye bourbons.
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More than 2,000 bird baths from Best Choice Products have been purchased in the past month, with many reviewers loving the antique look and its overall durability.
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Take a quick detour off the Pacific Coast Highway to explore quaint streets full of Danish architecture, antique shops, and restaurants.
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The chunky retro pixel art and dense particle effects give it that classic Vampire Survivors look -- bright, busy and chaotic when the screen fills up after big combo attacks.
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Doechii favored retro styling in Dsquared2 for Sunday night’s 2026 BET Awards red carpet in Los Angeles.
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Inspired by the traditional Japanese spinning top beigoma (hence BEY-blade), the toy line first became a hit when it was debuted by toymaker Takara in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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Co-founder and tour guide Hannah Michelle Brower says the tour will be a historical journey exploring passenger pigeons and the Lenape people, as well as looking at how the arrival of European colonizers accelerated commercial exploitation and ultimately contributed to the extinction of the bird.
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Building historical records Collecting tree ring data to study events like El Niño helps fill in the history before satellites were available, Trouet said.
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A lot of the journey has been on foot, but sometimes Cohen uses other forms of transportation, including a train to upstate New York that closely follows the historic route.
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Yoshiharu Hoshino, the chief executive of Hoshino Resorts, has argued that historic buildings deserve a future beyond pure redevelopment.
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Tying an Italian surname to the Outfit has become a tattered badge of honor in the antiquated newsroom of certain outlets with truth thrown to the curb.
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This offers the do-it-yourself warrior a simple, direct route from antiquated lead-acid to state-of-the-art lithium without having to search for esoteric parts online.
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“Old-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-time. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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