yesteryear
Example Sentences
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And, even if the Magnificent Seven are as resilient as those blue chips of yesteryear, it’s unlikely they’ll have as smooth a ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
With few words, Kuznetsov projects such decency and conviction that he recalls any number of virtuous fictional lawyers of yesteryear who stood up to evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
It flew past Viljami Sinisalo at a speed that reminded you of what the late, great Gordon McQueen said of his iconic goal against England from yesteryear.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
In Kinshasa's hip bars, the rumba of yesteryear has given way to a modern fusion of Afropop and RnB, a style notably popularised outside the country by Congolese artist Fally Ipupa.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Henry Lee, for example, apprised Madison that the assumption debate reminded him of those glorious days of yesteryear, when the Virginia Assembly refused to recognize Parliament’s right to tax colonies.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
