Yesteryear

Definitions

1. Past years; time gone by; yore.
   countable, poetic, uncountable
2. Last year.
   countable, rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“To be old here, is to be respectable, and time-honored is the epithet most coveted. You see⟳ no sign⟳ of the doings of yesterday or yesteryear: the new is careful of obtruding itself, and comes into the world under matronage of the old.”

“It seems to me that it isn't these little acts and little connexions we make⟳ in our lives that matter⟳ so very much. They pass⟳ away, and where are they? Where…Where are the snows of yesteryear?”

“Where Babcock has proprietary technologies, they will be preserved and developed, in so far as they help⟳ to give⟳ the company an edge over its rivals. But make⟳ no mistake⟳, if Parker and Salmon have⟳ their way, boiler suits are the workwear of yesteryear at Babcock. Graduates, not grease-monkeys, are the typical employees of the future.”

“After passing Starcross and then the new […] Marsh Barton station, we soon arrive⟳ at the delightful Exeter St Davids station, which still retains much of its charm and GWR character of yesteryear.”

“Oh, the cozy glow of yesteryear. Oh, the twinkly lights and all the cheer⟳. We're bringin' back Christmas.”

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