How to Use of yore in a Sentence

of yore

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  • And in a nod to the days of yore, handmade items take the spotlight this year.
    — By Maria Martin, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Like the 930 of yore, the GT2 does not suffer fools gladly.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the happy-go-lucky team of yore seems all but gone.
    — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Yet Martens looks at the brand’s ads of yore with a pinch of nostalgia.
    — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 23 July 2024
  • The hair bands of yore are strong with the Monsters of Rock cruise set to sail next year out of Port Canaveral.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2022
  • Old photos on the wall show members of yore at the club’s checkers boards.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • If that doesn’t feel like one of the cable packages of yore, nothing does.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 1 Oct. 2021
  • There’s something about the way Lainey Wilson sings that brings to mind the great, weepy country queens of yore.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2021
  • There were very few mishaps at polling places, and the long lines that plagued Georgia elections of yore are no longer.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 25 May 2022
  • In a nod to hipster culture of yore, Reynolds also rocked a gray beanie and thick black frames.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And like the Vanderbilts of yore, the Ambanis don’t seem to give a hoot.
    — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Like the Arianators or Lambs of yore, what should the Jeff heads call themselves?
    — Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
  • It was formed in days of yore by men who belonged to the Detroit Athletic Club.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The black ruffled dress with contrast stitching is a far cry from the seafoam green chiffon high-low of yore.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • My response is that the Beetle Bailey of 2023 is not the Beetle Bailey of yore.
    — cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In others, attendees could rub the wall gently and then smell it to take in perfume scents of yore.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • In others, attendees could rub the wall gently and then smell it to take in perfume scents of yore.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • Experts say the buck-an-oyster deal of yore is all but dead, with some noting restaurants have hiked prices as high as $2.50 apiece.
    — Erika Tulfo, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Head here to get his reviews, including a dog that delivered in the clutch, like the Miggy of yore, and a taco that failed to, like the … y’know what, nevermind.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Kenney said the mall was quiet, and seemed almost nostalgic for the Black Fridays of yore.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Forgo the platform sole of yore in lieu of a thin one; the thickness of the strap to be determined by your destination.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Similarly, the old-fashioned light switches and pull-chain lamps nod to the ships of yore yet are combined with the latest tech.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Take a hint from the glamour of yore and indulge in slow-moving, on-the-ground transport with luxury train travel.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
  • Since then, the shoes of yore have earned a reputation for being dated—and blister-prone.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • Photo: Courtesy of Alaïa Alaïa Swift’s recent penchant for green takes us back to snake emoji days of yore.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The best drip coffee makers Modern day drip coffee makers are not the Mr. Coffees of yore.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2024
  • The latest iteration has been decked out in a racing green that was inspired by the British racing cars of yore.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The 2021 spectacle will return to the more familiar parade of yore.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
  • ChatGPT to share movie scenes and poetry about drunken nights of yore.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But the promise of feeling close to this style era of yore was enough to draw hundreds of fashion fanatics and Sevigny fangirls to the event.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023

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