of old

idiom

formal + literary
: in the past : in a time that was long ago
in (the) days of old

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Storytelling is another arena where the rigidity of old is giving way to much greater flexibility and choice that consumers have at their fingertips. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 And trading outstanding young guys like Schneider goes back to the desperate days of old. Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 The reconstituted Hollywood Foreign Press also took some swings that felt very far from the Globes of old, which sometimes seemed to reward projects that had sent the best gift baskets to voters. David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 Do this by not only removing dust from the deepest corners but also getting rid of old and unwanted possessions. Daisy Maldonado, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for of old 

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“Of old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20old. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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