yore

American  

[yawr, yohr] / yɔr, yoʊr /

noun

1. Chiefly Literary. time past.

   knights of yore.

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adverb

1. Obsolete. of old; long ago.

yore British  

/ jɔː /

noun

1. time long past (now only in the phrase of yore )

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adverb

1. obsolete in the past; long ago

Etymology

Origin of yore

before 900; Middle English; Old English geāra

Example Sentences

I’d been hesitant about my decision to stay outside of the downtown area, but as the band conjured a Charleston of yore, I knew I’d made the right choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands flock to its parade of cowboys on horseback, antique cars and floats featuring oil pumps -- a hat tip to the Wild West of yore.

From Barron's

Like gold rushes of yore, the surest path to making money often comes from selling mining gear.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the rapping resumes, the man goes to the window to admit “a stately Raven / of the saintly days of yore.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She cited festivals in mission towns, such as Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, where people dress up like the Californios of yore to remember a romanticized era that was destined to end badly.

From Los Angeles Times

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