Definition of some time ago
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 28 Jan. 2021.
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