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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And while Dunhill may have deep roots, that doesn’t mean Holloway will be filling his shows or dressing his clients in clothes of yore.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
And medical experts point to another key fact—the vaccines that children get today are much more streamlined and efficient than vaccines of yore.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Their reaction was quite different from the days of yore.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The classes themselves, with their elegant movements and light weights, are descendants of those acceptable feminine exercises of yore — think of the long tennis skirt swapped for leggings and a cute sports bra.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
And medical experts point to another key fact—the vaccines that children get today are much more streamlined and efficient than vaccines of yore.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Their reaction was quite different from the days of yore.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
The classes themselves, with their elegant movements and light weights, are descendants of those acceptable feminine exercises of yore — think of the long tennis skirt swapped for leggings and a cute sports bra.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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