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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The filmmakers take their time revealing what long-ago crimes have so incensed Okuzaki as he more or less ambushes old comrades and superiors in their homes, confronting them with his accusations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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
If it weren’t for the long-ago gift of some 3,000 gorgeous sylvan acres from a cranky jailbird with a civic conscience and a large and very taxable real estate portfolio, we wouldn’t have Griffith Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The lavanderia is undergoing restoration to remove a thick layer of dirt that covers its northern end, brought about by some long-ago mudslide.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
"When you see those guys doing it and you're like, 'well, it wasn't long ago they were probably in my position'," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Looking, as little Alice taught me long ago, is really what life is about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
But all of this was long ago, and our Upstairs humans are the Cranstons now, from Cleveland.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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