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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Though the days of our grandmothers socializing at a weekly bridge game or dressing up to go to the market may seem like a bygone era, heirlooms are still a prized part of Southern culture.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Space weather remains a danger to the space industry, just as actual weather was a danger for oceanic shipping in bygone centuries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
This bond was forged in a bygone era.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Schulz's Restaurant Open since 1953, this old-school haunt feels like it's been lifted straight from a bygone era.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Space weather remains a danger to the space industry, just as actual weather was a danger for oceanic shipping in bygone centuries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
This bond was forged in a bygone era.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Schulz's Restaurant Open since 1953, this old-school haunt feels like it's been lifted straight from a bygone era.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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