of yore
(archaic) Long ago; in days long past.
Synonyms: of old, way back; see also Thesaurus:long ago
In days of yore
2022 June 14, “Tesla Split and Cybertruck Details”, in Tesla Time News:Now when I was a kid I had a bike with a banana seat, but for some reason, as you get older, and you get bikes, it's like you can never go back to those awesome seats of yore.
And often, glad no more, We wear a face of joy because We have been glad of yore. William Wordsworth
And as we leave Donne and Walton on the shores of Metahemeralism, we wave a fond farewell to those famous chums of yore. Donna Tartt
What is the Truth? was askt of yore. Reply all object Truth is one As twain of halves aye makes a whole; the moral Truth for all is none. Richard Francis Burton
Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor, Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore. Joyce Grenfell
Be united, persevere, and achieve self-Government, so that the millions now perishing by poverty, famine, and plague may be saved, and India may once more occupy her proud position of yore among the greatest and civilized nations of the world. Dadabhai Naoroji
There is a Yew-tree, pride of Lorton Vale, Which to this day stands single, in the midst Of its own darkness, as it stood of yore. William Wordsworth