: time past and especially long past
—usually used in the phrase of yore
Examples of yore in a Sentence
my favorite stories are about gallant knights and fair maidens in the days of yore
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Revenues from tickets, sponsorship, commercial and broadcast are all set to increase substantially with the club back in the Champions League, but anyone who thinks United will offer the astronomical transfer fees and wages of yore is mistaken.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The crowd ranges, Daisy says, from people around her age and younger up through to veterans of the great ecstasy age of yore.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Famous Globe-Trotter owners of yore include Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth, with contemporary celebrity customers including Kate Moss and Angelina Jolie.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2026
This spiral toward promotional campaigns and away from a true practice setting did away with the spring game of yore.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The crowd ranges, Daisy says, from people around her age and younger up through to veterans of the great ecstasy age of yore.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Famous Globe-Trotter owners of yore include Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth, with contemporary celebrity customers including Kate Moss and Angelina Jolie.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2026
This spiral toward promotional campaigns and away from a true practice setting did away with the spring game of yore.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yore. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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yore
noun
ˈyō(ə)r 
ˈyȯ(ə)r
: time long past
—usually used in the phrase of yore
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