yore

noun \ ˈyȯr \

|Updated on: 1 Jun 2018

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Definition of yore

: time past and especially long past —usually used in the phrase of yore

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Examples of yore in a Sentence

my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore

Recent Examples of yore from the Web

Thus, the bone-rattling hits of yore are being legislated out of the game.

— bob ryan, BostonGlobe.com, "How have the four major sports changed over the years?," 19 May 2018
Just as its massive surpluses of yore had big consequences for the global economy, so does this swing in the opposite direction.

— The Economist, "China’s vanished current-account surplus will change the world economy," 17 May 2018
Delivering believable color along with natural ingredients and even fresh floral scents, innovative formulas like mousses and waters from brands like James Read, Tan-Luxe and St. Tropez share little with the pungent orange paints of yore.

— dana wood, WSJ, "6 Actually Convincing Ways to Fake a Tan," 15 May 2018
Take, for instance, the venting page, which instructs users to type out their daily qualms in a notebook before setting fire to it with a single swipe of the finger—a clever tech take on the emotion-releasing burning ceremony of yore.

— zoe ruffner, Vogue, "This New Mindfulness App Wants You To Be “Happy Not Perfect”," 10 May 2018
Everyone Who Has Left The Trump Administration (So Far) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that : 0%: 0% How did the fleecy fascinator of yore become the blown-on brevity of today?

— laura jacobs, Vanities, "A Brief History of Fascinators, the Haiku of Hats," 9 May 2018
But cheap gas isn't the only driver of the SUV boom: Today's models bear little resemblance to the hulks of yore.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Ford is saying so long to the likes of the Fusion and the Fiesta passenger cars," 26 Apr. 2018
Think of it as the 2018 version of those women's magazines quizzes of yore, but easily accessible from your laptop or phone in a quick click.

— Glamour, "Introducing the Glamour Cost-Per-Wear Calculator: An Easy Answer to 'Should I Buy That?'," 24 Apr. 2018
Who is that scowling man wearing a military uniform from days of yore?

— laney ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, "From General Belichick to pot leaves, a local painter finds his Zen on canvas," 24 Apr. 2018

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