some time ago
idiom
: at some point in the past
Some time ago, I read that the restaurant had closed.
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Here’s the plan that seems right to us, admittedly from the perspective of outsiders who left Intel’s board some time ago.
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Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, the jostling for position began some time ago.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Disney enthusiasts with a sharp eye might also notice that Rummy closely resembles the original Barker Bird, the charming character that once welcomed visitors at the entrance of Pirates of the Caribbean before it was retired some time ago.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
My Advisory Committee and I had been speaking about this space and had seen it some time ago.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, the jostling for position began some time ago.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Disney enthusiasts with a sharp eye might also notice that Rummy closely resembles the original Barker Bird, the charming character that once welcomed visitors at the entrance of Pirates of the Caribbean before it was retired some time ago.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
My Advisory Committee and I had been speaking about this space and had seen it some time ago.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Some time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20time%20ago. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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