bygone times
Example Sentences
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These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
He did not just excavate the ethos of Africa from bygone times, he also reflected the present: bringing to life everyone from the politicians to the prostitutes, and prophesied the palavers that were to come.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2020
Such attempts to inject funk into bygone times can easily backfire.
From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2019
Not just because of its conspicuous size and weight but because it seemed like a signifier for visions of tranquillity from bygone times.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018
Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought of the bygone times, and very softly she began to murmur the words to the song.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
