yore

[ yawr, yohr ]

noun

1. Chiefly Literary. time past:

   knights of yore.

adverb

1. Obsolete. of old; long ago.

yore

/ jɔː /

noun

1. time long past (now only in the phrase of yore )

adverb

1. obsolete.
   in the past; long ago

Word History and Origins

Origin of yore¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English geāra

Word History and Origins

Origin of yore¹

Old English geāra, genitive plural of gēar year ; see hour

Example Sentences

The desert setting and chomping alien monsters give “The Last Dance” a whiff of “Starship Troopers,” a soupçon of “Tremors,” nodding to those self-consciously campy B-movie creature features of yore.

From Los Angeles Times

The over-the-top events artfully channel the killer bee hysteria of the 1990s as well as the campy made-for-TV sci-fi disaster movies of yore, making “Bee-nado” both a bit bonkers and strangely comforting.

From Los Angeles Times

Five of the six main Japanese characters are Asian, and an essay in the program booklet calls for removing the “white gaze,” making this a fanciful Hollywood of yore.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mouse House is still attempting to recreate its lucrative tween strategy of yore.

From Los Angeles Times

As if to punctuate his nostalgia, Lowe makes an explicit nod to the Beatles and those days of yore, singing, “last night I said these words to my girl.”

From Salon

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