of yore
idiom
literary
: of the past
in days of yore
The great composers of yore performed for kings and queens.
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Spacey likened his predicament to the experiences of actors of yore, who were swept into the Hollywood blacklist as a result of McCarthyism.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Though many of the inhibitive barriers of yore are no longer a factor, not all light therapy devices are created equal.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
Its use of buttermilk in the batter is a page right out of community cookbooks of yore and gives the cake a more tender crumb.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Fall and winter puffer jackets of yore typically came in a range of predictable colorways, spanning from the pitch-black to the off-white, with the occasional pastel pink, burgundy, or deep green sprinkled here and there.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Though many of the inhibitive barriers of yore are no longer a factor, not all light therapy devices are created equal.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
Its use of buttermilk in the batter is a page right out of community cookbooks of yore and gives the cake a more tender crumb.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Fall and winter puffer jackets of yore typically came in a range of predictable colorways, spanning from the pitch-black to the off-white, with the occasional pastel pink, burgundy, or deep green sprinkled here and there.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of yore
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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