of yore
idiom
literary
: of the past
in days of yore
The great composers of yore performed for kings and queens.
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Unlike in a million rote and gritty thrillers of yore, there is no scarcity of love in this picture.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Teenagers, of course, have come of age online for the last 20 years, ever since the AOL Instant Messenger days of yore, and there’s always been anxiety about how that technology would shape their social development.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
The goal was to promote literature and the arts with a schedule of talks, readings and live music performances to evoke the spirit of literary salons and artist collectives of yore.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Teenagers, of course, have come of age online for the last 20 years, ever since the AOL Instant Messenger days of yore, and there’s always been anxiety about how that technology would shape their social development.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
The goal was to promote literature and the arts with a schedule of talks, readings and live music performances to evoke the spirit of literary salons and artist collectives of yore.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for of yore
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“Of yore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20yore. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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