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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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.
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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
Those heady days of yore have been in the rearview mirror for Issa for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The performance harkens back to the funk days of yore with spin moves and guitar breakdowns galore.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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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
Those heady days of yore have been in the rearview mirror for Issa for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The performance harkens back to the funk days of yore with spin moves and guitar breakdowns galore.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2025.
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