Definition of bygone
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Examples of bygone in a Sentence
the bygone days of our ancestors
The stone wall is from a bygone age.
Recent Examples of bygone from the Web
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With fresh flowers and twiggy branches, the mise-en-scène evokes those employed by bygone Vogue photographers like Baron Adolph de Meyer and Cecil Beaton.
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Marion County, about an hour north of Columbus, does not treat its fair as a summertime rite of a bygone era.
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Most of the young people in the bar were talking about sports and their own bygone athleticism, but then a trio of pink shirts came in from the heat and clustered around Barry and Jeff Park.
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Image At first glance, Yoleni’s looks like an Athenian grocery store of a bygone era.
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Cask ales from a bygone era Cask selections, rarely found in North Texas, are also available.
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Some might argue that Einstein’s views simply reflect the common prejudices of a bygone era.
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More recently, people have adopted this custom as a tribute to bygone eras.
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To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW Several of the old-time halls continue to draw crowds today, providing guests with glimpses of a bygone era.
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First Known Use of bygone
15th century
bygone Synonyms
BYGONE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of bygone for English Language Learners
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: gone by : from a time in the past
BYGONE Defined for Kids
Definition of bygone for Students
: an event that is over and done with
- Let bygones be bygones.
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