old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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Players could hunt buffalo, talk to Swedes and slowly make their way across the Great Plains and Rockies with pixelated graphics and old-timey music rendered weirdly futuristic by the Apple II’s primitive music card.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Her retro, half-up hairdo keeps right in line with the elegant, old-timey feel of her golden halter gown, the color of which carries over to tiny details on her nails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
First, the team is deploying an old-timey strategy in having the centre come down low (with speed) and take a handoff from the defenceman in possession of the puck.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This old-timey name was further popularized by Doris Day.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Her retro, half-up hairdo keeps right in line with the elegant, old-timey feel of her golden halter gown, the color of which carries over to tiny details on her nails.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
First, the team is deploying an old-timey strategy in having the centre come down low (with speed) and take a handoff from the defenceman in possession of the puck.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This old-timey name was further popularized by Doris Day.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for old-timey
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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