of old

Idioms and Phrases

Formerly, long since, at an earlier time, as in In days of old the whole town turned out to watch the parade . This somewhat archaic idiom dates from about 1400.

Example Sentences

Even as Mr. Prescott became a symbol of social mobility and a mascot of “Old Labour,” he was on board with the project of modernization and of finding “traditional values in a modern setting” as he would put it.

From New York Times

The fire destroyed or severely damaged 20 homes on both sides of Old Coach Drive in Camarillo.

From Los Angeles Times

The UK will speed up the decommissioning of old military equipment to save up to £500m over five years, the government says.

From BBC

Givhan plans to continue to grow the brand as organically as possible, recontextualizing the history of old garments and funneling them through the Compost lens.

From Los Angeles Times

A veteran festival act who just headlined Coachella this past April, Tyler knew he had to pepper the new stuff with a handful of old hits: a swaggering “Lumberjack,” a winsome “Earfquake,” a still-acrid “Yonkers” that made you wonder how in the world it had been 13 years since that song came out.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• age-old
• antique
• crumbling
• former
• old-fashioned
• old-time
• original
• outmoded
• primitive
• traditional
• venerable