the bygone days of our ancestors The stone wall is from a bygone age.

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There are sharp observations about youth culture in its bygone era, yet PEN15 never seems to be preaching from the privilege of hindsight. Darren Franich, EW.com, "PEN15 season 2 is a marvel of middle school terror and wonder: Review," 8 Sep. 2020

By then, Love was a venerable voice for a bygone era, quoted by reporters chronicling the neighborhood’s evolution. Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, "Goodbye, ‘Mr. Love’: A beloved barber’s final bow," 6 Sep. 2020

The businesses in the strip around Travis Coffee Shop, which was unusually walkable for the suburban Detroit area, housed some establishments that seemed to be from a bygone era. Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, "Biden voters are the shy ones in pivotal Michigan county," 9 Sep. 2020

Most remarkable about this particular image is its physicalness — the fact that it is printed out seems to speak of a bygone era of film, darkrooms, the now-dusty photo album, and even the far-distant era of sepia prints. Sarah Schutte, National Review, "Worth a Thousand Words," 29 Aug. 2020

After Pence had spoken, a scene unfolded that seemed from a bygone era, as audience members moved from their chairs and gathered near the stage to greet him, Trump and their wives. Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News, "What virus? At GOP’s convention, pandemic is largely ignored," 28 Aug. 2020

Those recollections included little tokens of a bygone era, such as the Johnson’s four-digit home phone number (223W) or the little wooden drop box nailed to a tree on the first hole, asking golfers to pay for their round on honor system. David Lavaque, Star Tribune, "Decorated North Branch golfers reunite to celebrate a lifetime of fairway friendships," 28 Aug. 2020

The book challenges Sanderson’s archetypal wanderer qualities—his white maleness, his writerly aspirations, his roving voyeurism—not by treating him as the husk of a bygone era, but by cheekily interpolating commentary in his life story. Connor Goodwin, The Atlantic, "Life on the Road Is More Than Inspiration for Your Novel," 27 Aug. 2020

Farm-fresh milk, cheese and other foods left on the front porch before dawn may be an idea from a bygone era — except when a pandemic hits. Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Milk delivery returns to Salt Lake County," 21 Aug. 2020

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