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Recent Examples of immemorial Like the schist outcroppings that rear up a couple of blocks away in Central Park, Gang’s mixture of urban attitude and immemorial forms reminds us that even a megalopolis like ours is just a collection of boxes clinging to a very old boulder. Curbed, 25 Apr. 2023 Gian Lorenzo’s father, Pietro (1562–1629), was a Florentine sculptor trained in the immemorial Tuscan tradition that put drawing, disegno, at the heart of every artistic endeavor, even the art of living, for disegno could mean a strategy as well as a sketch. Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 Symbolism: royalty, enlightenment, spirituality, and immemorial. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023 And 2 platoons formed escort to prisoners of war passing through the immemorial shade of the staffroom after the successful action at RAFA. Ishion Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for immemorial
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Adjective
  • Accessible by boat, air, or an ancient Roman causeway that appears only at low tide, the sprawling 380-acre island compound is now on the market for £25 million (about $33.2 million) with Knight Frank and Fine & Country.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
  • There, another ancient species disappeared long ago and left behind artifacts.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • President Donald Trump had pursued one venerable D.C. firm, Covington & Burling, with an executive order that revoked security clearances for lawyers representing the former special counsel Jack Smith.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Bill Owens, executive producer of the venerable Sunday night news magazine, suggested the show’s editorial independence has been whittled away as corporate parent Paramount seeks to make peace with Trump.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The musician used the early medieval Irish alphabet Ogham to write two pro-Palestine messages on their body before their Eurovision semi-finals performance.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 29 Apr. 2025
  • Ashford Castle – Ireland Originating from the 13th century, the magnificent Ashford Castle has a rich history, evolving from a medieval fortress to a grand luxury retreat adorned with antiques and artwork.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 May 2025

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“Immemorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immemorial. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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