way back when
Example Sentences
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My limited experience in Viet Nam, way back when, indicated that many short scrawny guys had the “GRIT” to last on hot and wet days when the muscle men could not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"All of the millions of dollars that were spent marketing, promoting, establishing the brand of those things way back when they were on in the first place -- those bills have already been paid."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Incumbent George W. Bush adopted Orleans “Still the One” which begins with, “We’ve been together since way back when / Sometimes I never want to see you again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
One might see that as his means of helping his fellow man, as some "Dragnet" writer suggested his fictional justice field recruit might do way back when.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2024
I started throwing punches in the shower way back when Jazz was a baby.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
