in times gone by
Example Sentences
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A couple of weeks ago, I suggested on Twitter that in times gone by, it would have been sorted very quickly, not necessarily in a conciliatory fashion but effectively for all that, by Peter Willey.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2012
He found its art too constricting and esoteric; he longed for an art that could be shared by a whole community, much as the Italian frescoes had once been shared in times gone by.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And as we’ve been together so much in times gone by, Tommie, and you, Eddie and George, what do you say if we go together now?”
From The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
If in times gone by they had been properly instructed by their mother in regard to the character of her old friend, this need not put them out.
From Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth by Anna Katharine Green
The seats in times gone by were white marble, but have been recently restored and are now of brick.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by William Wiehe Collins
