some time ago
idiom
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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Each animal has a unique set of measurements, so a photograph of one taken yesterday can be matched with an image taken some time ago.
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Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Each animal has a unique set of measurements, so a photograph of one taken yesterday can be matched with an image taken some time ago.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Arguments can be made that NIL has put the final nail in the coffin to eliminate amateurism in college sports, but truthfully, amateurism in college sports died some time ago as the NCAA, institutions and media profited off the athletes.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
McGinley and wife Nichole — who share two daughters, Billie, 17, and Kate, 15 — made the decision to only use non-glass ornaments for Max some time ago.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
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Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Each animal has a unique set of measurements, so a photograph of one taken yesterday can be matched with an image taken some time ago.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Arguments can be made that NIL has put the final nail in the coffin to eliminate amateurism in college sports, but truthfully, amateurism in college sports died some time ago as the NCAA, institutions and media profited off the athletes.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
McGinley and wife Nichole — who share two daughters, Billie, 17, and Kate, 15 — made the decision to only use non-glass ornaments for Max some time ago.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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