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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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
We care about his long-ago polemic because of the ideas he embedded in it and the force with which he expressed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
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
Even though it was so recent, it felt like it was a story about a long-ago event, and the danger didn’t seem real except for a vague sense of unrest.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
China tested an anti-satellite weapon as long ago as January 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It’s a leap for a player who, until not long ago, was viewed as a little one-dimensional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As long ago as 2003, the Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom invented a thought experiment he dubbed a "paperclip maximiser", in which a superintelligent AI is told to manufacture as many paperclips as it can.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
CMAL, which procures and owns the ships used by CalMac, first started talking to Wartsila about the possibility of powering a Scottish ferry with LNG as long ago as 2012.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The first day of school seems so long ago.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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