of old

1. Formerly, long since, at an earlier time, as in In days of old the whole town turned out to watch the parade. This somewhat archaic idiom dates from about 1400.

Example Sentences

The author burrowed into lexicographical lore, adjusting to the “musky” smell of old paper, but was alive to the need to register the zeitgeist.

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But capitalism—with its continual destruction of old values on behalf of fresh, profitable opportunities—has always meant new rounds of winners and losers in the economy.

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Last month, 30,000 troops, including from the 18th Division and U.S. and Dutch forces, embarked on a monthlong series of wargames, named Iron Defender, which gave Polish troops a chance to train on their arsenal of old and new weapons.

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The songs might not have the tinnitus-inducing qualities of old favourites like Fluffy or Play The Greatest Hits, but there's a newfound confidence and playfulness amid the calm.

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“The AAU,” Prefontaine told a reporter in 1973, “is just a bunch of old men taking medication so they can stay alive for another four years to hassle us.”

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