Otrora in english
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pronunciation: priviəs part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: priviəs part of speech: adjective
In gestures
otrora = in olden times ; in olden days ; in the olden days ; olden times, the ; in years gone by ; yesteryear ; formerly ; in times gone by ; in days gone by ; days gone by.
Example: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.Example: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.Example: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity.Example: When the stress of today can be too much, an escape to the olden times for a day could work as the perfect cure.Example: In years gone by there were warnings of the dangers of reading and listening to the radio.Example: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.Example: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.Example: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.Example: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.Example: Obviously, the lesson here is that looking back to days gone by does no good in the long term.