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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These are well-trodden observations, the kind of bottom-shelf one-liners that comics of yore once made entire careers out of.
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Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
Do these brighter highlights mean Bieber is planning a return to her California blonde of yore?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
The latest iteration has been decked out in a racing green that was inspired by the British racing cars of yore.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
In New York City, Standard International debuts its latest hotel concept, The Manner—which feels less like the hedonistic Standards of yore, and more like any of the city’s growing number of fabulous private-members clubs.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
Do these brighter highlights mean Bieber is planning a return to her California blonde of yore?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
The latest iteration has been decked out in a racing green that was inspired by the British racing cars of yore.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
In New York City, Standard International debuts its latest hotel concept, The Manner—which feels less like the hedonistic Standards of yore, and more like any of the city’s growing number of fabulous private-members clubs.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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