old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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Anyone who has ever gone to the doctor has had to wear a beige skullcap full of metal pins while the doc squirts liquid from an old-timey ear-syringe bulb into their mouth.
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Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Think of the combo as luxury on a budget, though a wet room will be more expensive than a single-stall shower or an old-timey niche bathtub with a showerhead.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
From game show hosts, old-timey movie types, interviewers, and persnickety chefs, to Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump, Phil Hartman indeed held Saturday Night Live together with his extraordinary talent.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Normally, a book deal might have ensued, but Brier and the editor came up with the notion of releasing an audio-only narrative, like an old-timey radio play, only updated for the digital age.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Think of the combo as luxury on a budget, though a wet room will be more expensive than a single-stall shower or an old-timey niche bathtub with a showerhead.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
From game show hosts, old-timey movie types, interviewers, and persnickety chefs, to Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump, Phil Hartman indeed held Saturday Night Live together with his extraordinary talent.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Normally, a book deal might have ensued, but Brier and the editor came up with the notion of releasing an audio-only narrative, like an old-timey radio play, only updated for the digital age.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for old-timey
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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