of yesteryear

idiom

literary
: of the past : from a long time ago
the values of yesteryear
radio shows of yesteryear

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The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024 Millions of Americans live in cities and counties with retail shops offering a range of products that make the dimebags of yesteryear seem quaint by comparison: vape cartridges, edibles, oils, and waxes, offering more highly concentrated THC doses. Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 The prescription hearing aids of yesteryear were in fact beige and bulky; the truth of the matter is hearing aids have evolved considerably. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Ironically, there was once a time when Spears’ endurance was up for debate, with comparisons to flash-in-the-pan pop stars of yesteryear. James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of yesteryear 

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“Of yesteryear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yesteryear. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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