thing of the past

Example Sentences

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Aidan Thornbury, Smart Meters Manager at the Utility Regulator, told BBC News NI that "estimated billing will be a thing of the past".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Cheap oil looks like a thing of the past.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Thanks to AI, and a local scientist, such disappointment may soon be a thing of the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Journalism doesn’t look the same as it did 50 years ago, but that doesn’t mean that the stubborn reporter is a thing of the past.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Power politics might have been a thing of the past elsewhere, but it was alive and seething in the Scythedom.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman