bygone
noun
Examples of bygone in a Sentence
the bygone days of our ancestors
The stone wall is from a bygone age.
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The couple liked the high ceilings and substantial windows, as well as the nine bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms that referenced a bygone era.
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, let’s watch two icons of a bygone era roll around in bed so that one of them can compare the other’s flesh to an Italian bread product.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
As Coppola’s documentary is set to introduce Jacobs’s Vuitton years to a new generation and as demand on resale platforms continues to surge, collectors like Pyes are helping preserve the magic of a bygone era.
—Erin Cunningham, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, let’s watch two icons of a bygone era roll around in bed so that one of them can compare the other’s flesh to an Italian bread product.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
As Coppola’s documentary is set to introduce Jacobs’s Vuitton years to a new generation and as demand on resale platforms continues to surge, collectors like Pyes are helping preserve the magic of a bygone era.
—Erin Cunningham, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bygone
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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bygone. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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