some time ago

phrase

: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.

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Wilson’s draft night peers await The Bulls rookie planted his flag some time ago. Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 OpenAI spokesperson Lindsay McCallum says ChatGPT crossed 1 billion monthly users some time ago, and hit a billion a week in July. David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Aug. 2026 In addition, cast options expired some time ago with many moving on to other projects. Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 July 2026 As for why Stranden is in and McDonough is out, Deadline states that the latter exited the project some time ago for undisclosed reasons. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for some time ago

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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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