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[ yawr, yohr ] / yɔr, yoʊr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yore ON THESAURUS.COM
nounChiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore. adverbObsolete. of old; long ago. Origin of yorebefore 900; Middle English; Old English geāra WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH yoreyore , your, you'reWords nearby yoreyonnie, yoof, yoo-hoo, YOP, Yorba Linda, yore, York, York boat, Yorke Peninsula, yorker, Yorkie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yoreIn the days of yore, stars both reviled and relied on the studio system to protect them from themselves. Why We Need Celebrity Scandals|Jessica Ferri|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Or really more that Instagram is no different than these paintings of yore that served to heighten status. Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’|Marlow Stern|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like the soap operas of yore, Marvel has replaced major and minor characters in their films as necessary. The Coming Civil War: Iron Man Vs. Captain America 3|Rich Goldstein|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In days of yore, blood on screen was to be feared: think the trickle of blood signaling defilement in old vampire movies. Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s Wounds Run Deep|Lizzie Crocker|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the chaste boys club devotees of ‘Dungeons and Losers’ (oops, ‘Dragons’) of yore, women play the new games and like them. All the Grown-Up Hipsters Playing Kids’ Games|Daniel Genis|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The thought of Gideon's stick, the feel of his heavy hand upon his shoulder, were with him as of yore. Yore mother gave you into my hands when she was dying and I promised to be mother and father to you. The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine His badges were pinned neatly to his lapel and not to his suspenders, as in the days of yore. The Daughter of Anderson Crow|George Barr McCutcheon His breast heaved as of yore in mingled joy and grief, and "Gela, my Gela!" She wished she might greet her squatter friends as of yore, but her heart was sad and lay stonelike in her breast. The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
British Dictionary definitions for yore
nountime long past (now only in the phrase of yore) adverbobsolete in the past; long ago Word Origin for yoreOld English geāra, genitive plural of gēar year; see hour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yorehistory, yesteryear, yesterday, antiquity, time immemorial, long ago |