of yore

Meaning

of yore

(archaic) Long ago; in days long past.
Synonyms: of old, way back; see also Thesaurus:long ago
In days of yore

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Synonyms

anciently immemorial long ago water under the bridge langsyne at one time aforetime stalely

Examples

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

Words in the phrase

of yore

Close letter words and terms

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