long-ago
adjective
of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient.
long-ago
American
[lawng-uh-goh, long-]
/ ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /
adjective
long ago
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of long-ago
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
Thater and Govan both recall a long-ago discussion about Thater’s love of Zumthor’s work, and his use of concrete in Austria’s Kunsthaus Bregenz contemporary art museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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
It feels less Darwinian than Swiftian; it calls to mind a long-ago dart attributed to G. K. Chesterton: when there aren’t enough hats to go around, the problem isn’t solved by lopping off some heads.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
“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
Dalit pauses to show me a tree planted long ago by her parents, who were co-founders of the kibbutz, known for its farming and peace activists.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Not long ago, CEOs and other senior leaders got these awards only occasionally, often as an incentive to retain favored executives or reward them for unexpected wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
His display of beloved human books looked as haggard as Clare felt, and more decorative than anything, for he had long ago memorized their every word.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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