of yesteryear

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: of the past : from a long time ago

the values of yesteryear

radio shows of yesteryear

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The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024 Millions of Americans live in cities and counties with retail shops offering a range of products that make the dimebags of yesteryear seem quaint by comparison: vape cartridges, edibles, oils, and waxes, offering more highly concentrated THC doses. —

Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 The prescription hearing aids of yesteryear were in fact beige and bulky; the truth of the matter is hearing aids have evolved considerably. —

Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Ironically, there was once a time when Spears’ endurance was up for debate, with comparisons to flash-in-the-pan pop stars of yesteryear. —

James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of yesteryear

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