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 bolero harkens back to love songs from a bygone era, but one kept alive by timeless tradition and passionate musicianship.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Other creative directors packed their show spaces, recalling a bygone frenzied atmosphere wheren attendees craned their necks and squeezed into standing room spaces not to get that perfect iPhone shot but because the ideas were so exhilerating.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The result is that Russia not only looks like a second-order power but one that is, perhaps unexpectedly, longing for the bygone world of rules, norms, and institutions.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Whispers of endless buffets at industry parties, seem a distant echo of a bygone era.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Other creative directors packed their show spaces, recalling a bygone frenzied atmosphere wheren attendees craned their necks and squeezed into standing room spaces not to get that perfect iPhone shot but because the ideas were so exhilerating.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The result is that Russia not only looks like a second-order power but one that is, perhaps unexpectedly, longing for the bygone world of rules, norms, and institutions.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Whispers of endless buffets at industry parties, seem a distant echo of a bygone era.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
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 17 Mar. 2026.
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