olden
Example Sentences
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Way back in olden times — seven days ago — Goldman Sachs lifted its year-end gold price target to $5,400 from $4,900.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
In the olden days, you might have to lie about how rich you are and maybe borrow a car.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
"I do have to deal with quite a lot of incoming, what you would have called flak in the olden days, but now they call it trolling," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Two years ago, I ditched any semblance of cheesy dating apps in favor of meeting the love of my life organically, like in the olden days.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2024
“If it were olden times, we might think about cutting it up for iceboxes soon.”
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.