of old

idiom

formal + literary
: in the past : in a time that was long ago
in (the) days of old

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An official 2025 remix, the song is accompanied by a music video of old clips from Coverdale's long career. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025 The meeting, which also included Rolex Chief Executive Officer Jean-Frederic Dufour and Marwan Shakarchi, head of gold refiner and trader MKS PAMP Group, was like a gathering of old buddies, according to a person briefed on the encounter. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 At the start of the movie, Ray looks to be on the young side of old, early to mid-sixties, and plump. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2025 On a Saturday afternoon, the store is brimming with 20-somethings pawing through shelves of old records. Scott Neuman, NPR, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of old

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“Of old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20old. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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