bygones

Example Sentences

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I doubt these will include a reflowering of the Iranian economy, new domestic popularity for the regime, or neighbors letting bygones be bygones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

"I'm not in Green Bay anymore. I feel like we can let bygones be bygones. Maybe. I can. I guess."

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

So there is something sporting and noble about a fresh start and leaving bygones in the past, as you suggest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

"Your father did not mean to harm. You must pardon him. Always it is better to let bygones be forgotten, no?"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez