bygone
Example Sentences
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But for those of us with slightly earthier tastes, she remains the indelible Barbara Kean of the bygone, Batman-adjacent “Gotham.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Section 122 is an artifact of the bygone Bretton Woods fixed-rate exchange system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
As many noted, the instantly iconic photo of Hughes looks and feels like a throwback to a bygone era.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
"In bygone eras, dads and uncles would show young people how things are done," said the 52-year-old.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Over the walls, vines grew, as they must have done in bygone days, before the shade.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
