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

Scientists of yore crisscrossed Yellowstone on foot and studied aerial photographs to better understand America’s first national park.

From Science News

The best practice is still to bury the crap, just like its human equivalent, six to eight inches underground, but I predict that, as with the pooper-picker-uppers of yore, the pocket shovel will not become a widely adapted hiking accoutrement.

From Outside Online

So the people of Anchorage did as Alaskans of yore have done and struck out on their own.

From Ozy

High-strength steel, nylon, or polyester plies don’t need to use as much material to provide an equivalent capacity to the cotton plies of yore, so tires now feature a ply equivalent rating.

From Outside Online

And, as anyone who followed the Gamergate drama of yore will recall, sexual harassment in the gaming community is a serious problem.

From Fortune

In the days of yore, stars both reviled and relied on the studio system to protect them from themselves.

From The Daily Beast

Or really more that Instagram is no different than these paintings of yore that served to heighten status.

From The Daily Beast

Like the soap operas of yore, Marvel has replaced major and minor characters in their films as necessary.

From The Daily Beast

In days of yore, blood on screen was to be feared: think the trickle of blood signaling defilement in old vampire movies.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike the chaste boys club devotees of ‘Dungeons and Losers’ (oops, ‘Dragons’) of yore, women play the new games and like them.

From The Daily Beast

In the good old days of yore there was little trouble in obtaining admission to the Civil Service.

From Project Gutenberg

I came lookin for you for some more practice with yore rope, he drawled, as he sometimes did.

From Project Gutenberg

She was busy during every moment while in the country, and her relative was no more communicative than of yore.

From Project Gutenberg

She was not rude to him, but, despite her inclination, she failed to repay his friendliness in kind as of yore.

From Project Gutenberg

"Shut up, and mind yore own business," answered the virago, swiftly turning the barrel of her weapon upon me.

From Project Gutenberg

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