long-ago
adjective
of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient.
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long-ago
American
[lawng-uh-goh, long-]
/ ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /
adjective
long ago
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of long-ago
First recorded in 1825–35
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Still the idea that “Apartment House” need not stand alone, that our traditions and those of long-ago Japan belong together, represented for Cage a future for America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
As they read your long-ago emails and memos, you want your years of hard work, passion and loyalty to your employer to jump off the page.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Cavalcanti’s, no less brilliant in its execution, looks through the glass darkly, with painful scenes of long-ago squalor and depravity that sadly echo our own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Like Ted, Greg is also recovering from a long-ago divorce, but what forces him out of his shell is the implosion of his daughter’s.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
But she is a giant person like in the long-ago stories Halmoni used to tell me so I would be a good girl.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
Most of the remaining material would have dispersed into space long ago, while the planet remained in orbit.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Not long ago, 5% was viewed as a line in the sand,” Bret Kenwell, U.S. investment analyst at eToro, wrote in commentary Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
So far, investors have eagerly snapped up the chance to lend to the tech giants, but they have demanded returns that would have been unthinkable for such blue-chip companies not long ago.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Not so long ago, benching an underwhelming star was a go-to move for the sport’s best programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Betsie had always known that, because of her health, she could not have children, and for that reason had decided long ago never to marry.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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