How to Use bygone in a Sentence

bygone

adjective
  • The stone wall is from a bygone age.
  • The vibe: The bar still looks a lot like the bygone Hands Down space (minus the neon sign).
    — Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • At the end of the day, Fox credits her life’s work to the bygone era she was raised in.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
  • All that stuff seems so quaint and like from a bygone era.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Men in Kilts can’t help but give off echoes of a bygone era.
    — Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The back wall doubles as a whiteboard, still smeared with the grime of bygone notes.
    — WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
  • But the hot dog stand is not an artifact of a bygone era.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2023
  • Eclectic eye candy adds to the warmth of the home, and serves as a reminder of a bygone era of farm life.
    — Mary Wakeford, azcentral, 24 May 2018
  • Such Cold War machinations might seem like the stuff of a bygone era.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Here are some of the most popular guns of a bygone era and a new version built to stand the test of time.
    — John Gordon, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2021
  • By the ’60s, the mustangs were regarded as relics of a bygone era.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
  • These days, the idea of a free wine tasting feels like something from a bygone era.
    — Urmila Ramakrishnan, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Instead, there’s something about it that evokes the thought and care paid to the design of bygone eras.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The 2011 debt deal, for all its intrigue, feels like a product of bygone era.
    — Brendan Buck For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 19 June 2019
  • This image, like game rentals as a whole, is now a relic of a bygone era.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The 9-to-5 workday, or any semblance of it, seems like a relic of a bygone era.
    — Author: Michelle Davis, Jeff Green, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2020
  • With their war wounds, the characters of Adagio seem like ghosts of a bygone era.
    — Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Even that shooting of 16 years ago belongs to a bygone era.
    — Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Enjoy the ambiance of the warmth and glow of Christmas from a bygone era, while live harp music fills the air.
    — courant.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • To attribute their acts to a bygone era or simpler times.
    — Christina Ruffini, CBS News, 7 June 2019
  • There is no honor in skipping meals for a bygone, bad idea of style ideals.
    — Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Many picked up this hardcover guide to the city, filled with great tips and insights to a bygone era.
    — Jessica Parks, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • With an icon of a bygone era at his back, Tyler wields his success like a cudgel.
    — Sheldon Pearc, The New Yorker, 30 June 2021
  • You’d be forgiven for thinking so, but not all the cars on this list are from a bygone era.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The modern broom owes a whole lot to the bygone corn husk and natural fiber designs that first cropped up in the late 1700s.
    — Popular Science, 17 June 2020
  • Pass your favorite bygone beach reads on to friends by holding a book swap.
    — J.a. Kohl, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Someone produced a set of leather goalie pads from that bygone era.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The concept aims to revive the former glory of a bygone era in Midtown.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Penned by Taka Yacht Design, the yacht showcases classic lines from bow to stern that evoke a bygone era of sailing.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
  • Concert Lana represents ideals of bygone beauty; her off-duty fashion is very much rooted in being a millennial in 2025.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 July 2025

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