time-honored
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of time-honored
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Oil and gas prices have been so erratic lately that the time-honored roller-coaster metaphor now looks sedate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The neon signs, which include protest language and adapt time-honored slogans, are formatted as storefront installations and signs for lawns and demonstrations.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
They did not do so, thanks to a time-honored Washington combination of obstinance, reticence, and cowardice.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
The time-honored solution is to create an outline, which is just a tree lying on its side, its branches marked by indentations, dashes, bullets, or Roman and Arabic numerals, rather than by forking line segments.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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