yesteryear
Example Sentences
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For some, mRNA seemed like the biotech investment play of yesteryear, but on the heels of Moderna and Merck’s new mRNA cancer treatment, investors are rushing back in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sure, some immature viewers might have glommed onto the edgy comedy of yesteryear.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Before then, it had tended to grow in recent years, although not as quickly or dramatically as it did in the dot-com bubble of yesteryear.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Then there are characters I only vaguely recognize, some I feel real fondness toward but no present desire for, all those Labubus of yesteryear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear ?” “I’m afraid I don’t understand.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
