Synonyms for
Yore
Definition
Yore means a time long ago, usually in the past.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- In days of yore, people didn't have smartphones.
- My grandma told me stories about yore.
- The castle was built in the days of yore.
- Yore was a simpler time.
- Yore was a time when people rode horses instead of cars.
Quotes
'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. 'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, 'tapping at my chamber door -- only this and nothing more.' - Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
'I have come,' said a deep voice behind them. They turned and saw the Lion himself, neither angry nor stirring, but smiling mysteriously. 'Come, further up, further in!' he said. 'My friends, you have come hither than was ever in yore or in your imaginations.' - C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle
'You have no power over me!' Sarah cried. 'I have to ask you. I want you to take me to the center of the Labyrinth.' 'Sarah, beware. I have been generous up until now, but I can be cruel.' 'Generous?' Sarah laughed bitterly. 'What have you done that's generous?' 'Everything! Everything that you wanted, I have done. You asked that the child be taken. I took him. You cowered before me, I was frightening. I have reordered time. I have turned the world upside down, and I have done it all for you! I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?' - Jim Henson, Labyrinth