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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The 49ers have won some improbable games during their history — and during the Shanahan era — and this one ranked right up there with some of the great triumphs of yore.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That level of eye-deceiving detail falters in wide shots, however, some of which suffer from unflattering flat lighting that in certain instances recall computer screensavers of yore, given their colorful artificiality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
With all respect to the film’s ensemble cast, largely comprised of veteran actors, this type of filmmaking fared better in a Hollywood of yore, which was filled with players capable of putting together entire characters in one scene, or even a single exchange.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
My Secret Santa feels, reassuringly, most like the Netflix Christmas movies of yore — inert, featureless, a dispatch from the void.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That level of eye-deceiving detail falters in wide shots, however, some of which suffer from unflattering flat lighting that in certain instances recall computer screensavers of yore, given their colorful artificiality.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
With all respect to the film’s ensemble cast, largely comprised of veteran actors, this type of filmmaking fared better in a Hollywood of yore, which was filled with players capable of putting together entire characters in one scene, or even a single exchange.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
My Secret Santa feels, reassuringly, most like the Netflix Christmas movies of yore — inert, featureless, a dispatch from the void.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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