long-ago

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adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ə-ˈgō 

: of or relating to the past

long-ago leaders

long ago

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noun

: the distant past

Examples of long-ago in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Alex begins to get a nagging feeling this girl could actually be his daughter from that long-ago relationship. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

So, the Packers of Vince Lombardi, Ray Nitschke, Jim Taylor, Herb Adderly, Willie Wood, Jerry Kramer and the other men who made this franchise a beacon of excellence and toughness and turned Green Bay into Titletown are a long-ago memory. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Noun

But the connection between the two women was even purer than that, rooted in a real ride-or-die friendship that was forged long ago by two Hollywood transplants who loved metal music and wanted to change the rule book on women’s role in it. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Judge Underhill said Wednesday that his sentence did not include any penalty for the defendant fleeing to Greece on a passport he had been ordered to give to the court long ago. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long-ago

• iago
• imago
• drago
• medicago
• solidago
• ustilago