bygones

Example Sentences

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I doubt these will include a reflowering of the Iranian economy, new domestic popularity for the regime, or neighbors letting bygones be bygones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

"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

Maybe what did it was Miss Love’s postcard promises, but bygones almost seemed to be bygones as Mama and Queenie bustled about, fixing a Sunday dinner despite it was only Thursday.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns