long-ago
[lawng-uh-goh, long-]
- of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
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Origin of long-ago
First recorded in 1825–35
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Examples from the Web for long-ago
Contemporary Examples
As the otherwise insightful report notes, he does not seem to have gone to the school seeking vengeance for some long-ago wrong.
The long-ago indiscretion was forgotten as he condemned free-spending liberals and pledged to “stop the gravy train.”
Bass looked slightly out of place at that long-ago Paris Review party, despite being the centerpiece of the evening.
That popular phrase ran endlessly in long-ago TV commercials promoting the board-game version of naval warfare.
Look at what he did to Perry, with that immigration attack he made against the Texas governor at that long-ago debate.
Michael Tomasky: After Saturday Night’s Debate, Is It the End of Mitt?Michael Tomasky
December 12, 2011
Historical Examples
She remembered the long-ago days, when she had submitted to him similar sheets.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
The obvious thing was to question the Basque as to long-ago events.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
It was the "plan," the long-ago announced and long-expected plan in all its details.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
All the unhappy years of fighting in Spain weren't in the long-ago past.
Getting to know SpainDee Day
Had she not told the student that long-ago night that she loved him?
Tess of the Storm CountryGrace Miller White
Word Origin and History for long-ago
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper