bygones

NOUN

water under the bridge

Synonyms

WEAK

days gone by past times past yesterday

Example Sentences

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"I'm not in Green Bay anymore. I feel like we can let bygones be bygones. Maybe. I can. I guess."

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

So there is something sporting and noble about a fresh start and leaving bygones in the past, as you suggest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

In a video, he said the army was ready for negotiations, but "we will not let bygones be bygones."

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

But he did encourage Diaz to "let bygones be bygones".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022

The family would just have to let bygones be bygones, and be nice no matter what.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns