long-ago

[ lawng-uh-goh, long- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient:

   long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-ago¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Idioms and Phrases

A time well before the present, the distant past. For example, I read that book long ago , or The battles of long ago were just as fierce . [Second half of 1300s]

Example Sentences

Even that small outpost is miles from the desert where a dozen paleontologists are hiking, looking for signs of long-ago life.

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Although I featured Proto’s newer, round-bowl Rocket pipe in a long-ago gift guide, I figured it was high time to give the original design its due.

From Los Angeles Times

Decades later, Reykdal’s interviews with a small circle of those involved in the long-ago deaths gets smaller when one of them is killed, and his dissertation morphs into an all-consuming investigation.

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The other is that you’ve been overpaying for vehicles for decades based on two long-ago experiences.

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But he also remembered his dad’s long-ago lament that Latinos didn’t have enough political representation.

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• previous
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