bygones
see let bygones be bygones.
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How to use bygones in a sentence
Many seem to agree with the government that we should just let bygones by bygones.
But Lieberman's call to let bygones be bygones rings as hollow as his promise to draw troops down from Iraq.
That night, in spite of bygones, the feeling of those three young men for each other was of the kindliest cast.
Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. Farrar"We will let bygones be bygones, Terence," he said, as he shook hands with him.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. Henty"We'll let bygones be bygones," answered Nat, and then he shook hands with his uncle.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.
Next morning the sobered firemen graciously agreed to let bygones be bygones, and resumed work.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan Bottbygones would never be complete bygones till she was a bygone herself.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas Hardy
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