How To Use Yesteryear In A Sentence

  • In addition the hall has been soundproofed and reinforced and new comfortable seating replaces the old-style red velvet covered models of yesteryear.
  • They are yesteryear's forest brigands who have turned protectors.
  • Leggings may well get a bad rap ... but those were the "activewear" pack-of-two styles of yesteryear. Michelle Madhok: Neon Nails Remain an 80s Trend We Support, Unlike Frosted Tips
  • In contrast to the naive and unquestioning faith of yesteryear, everyone now realizes at least the possibility of collapse of the FDIC.
  • This old standby of yesteryear deserves good publicity. Times, Sunday Times
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  • Also, there are more minor federal crimes than there were in yesteryear. The Volokh Conspiracy » I Beg Your Pardon:
  • You can't talk about the clothesline without thinking about the entire washday of yesteryear - and all the hard work that went into it every week.
  • In my case this ‘dark corner’ is a shanty town inhabited by the ghosts of yesteryear, already categorised by my failed personal encounters.
  • I wanted to see without being seen; most of all, I wanted to find myself in the conversational corners, the necking spots of yesteryear.
  • What becomes clear is that today's book buyer is different from the patient bibliophile of yesteryear.
  • What would the suffragists and suffragettes of yesteryear think?
  • That way we risk flattening our financial system, squeezing the innovation out of it, trying to return it to the world of yesteryear, which is neither sensible nor economically productive. Tony Blair Takes on the World
  • Composting toilets are a world away from the odoriferous outhouses of yesteryear.
  • Of my past, I have no knowledge - it is a whirlwind of forgotten yesterdays and yesteryears.
  • Here are yesteryear's gold bugs, silverites, and bimetallists. Finally, William Jennings Bryan appears with his popular ‘Cross of Gold’ oration.
  • Instead, try following the lead of the Olympians of yesteryear and get crafty with items already in your house. Times, Sunday Times
  • Such grim and gloomy comparisons between today's economic slowdown and those of yesteryear are common.
  • Throwbacks to a swell fashion trend of yesteryear, they spice up any pair of shoes, from ballet flats to mules or slinky stilettos.
  • Will they be the next generation of greats, or merely additions to forgotten celebrities of yesteryear?
  • It's a handheld device, vaguely reminiscent of a transistor radio from yesteryear.
  • The electoral system has been highjacked by two factions of the same party catering to elite interests, and fixated upon inflexible beliefs and policies suited to yesteryears problems.
  • An arrangement of porcelain flowers, or miniature horses, or even a bowlful of gardenias from yesteryear would qualify as one of today's tablescapes.
  • Going to La Salle, which is in the West Oak Lane-Logan-Olney area gives you a glimpse into its yesteryear state. The Clog
  • Where is the roast beef of yesteryear? Times, Sunday Times
  • Diners have discovered this wonderfully old-fashioned Italian restaurant, which still operates in yesteryear's formal yet friendly European style, delivering unrushed service from a gracious, attentive staff.
  • He speaks wistfully of the hard-wearing fabrics of yesteryear - linsey-woolsey and gabardine. Times, Sunday Times
  • Modern western square dancing is a far cry from the old time barn dances of yesteryear.
  • Larrison calls himself a "preservationist" who wants future generations to see what kept yesteryear's kitchens percolating. KCTV5.com - News
  • In Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports, A kicky fad of yesteryear is circling back around. Hooping.org | Blog | Hoola Monsters Spread The Hoola Message
  • Far less likely today than in yesteryear is that relationships are nurtured continuously. Christianity Today
  • An examination of the logo shows that the white-haired apple-cheeked aproned cook one seems to recall from yesteryear has now metamorphised into a cook more representative of the current demographic breakdown of the country.
  • The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
  • Now, every arrested person is treated the same way that a convicted criminal would have been treated in yesteryear. Waterloo Sunset « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • Mining, with gunpowder now replacing the pig-fat of yesteryear, might accelerate the process, but a wily defender would have prepared countermine galleries of his own, and a wet ditch presented particular problems.
  • Features such as electronic throttle controls, computer-controlled braking, push-button "keyless" ignition systems, new transmission designs and gas-electric hybrids present challenges to drivers who are accustomed to the well-known conventions that guided the designs of the analog cars of yesteryear. Can Drivers Handle High-Tech Cars?
  • A silk screen impression of a heroine from yesteryear sitting in a languid pose declaring her self-awareness is juxtaposed with the modern.
  • A colonnaded lobby and lofty, stuccoed ceilings give the hotel a yesteryear feel, as if to remind guests that the building has been hosting thermal bathers since the late 1800s. Where Health Springs Eternal
  • U.S. tariffs these days are nothing compared with the towering levies of yesteryear—less than 5% on dutiable imports versus 45% in 1930. Heavy Duty
  • Before the advent of modern technology, map-makers of yesteryears were only armed with the spirit of adventure and the ability to apply trigonometry.
  • I had no problems w/the scent/aroma of da Quarter (aside from Bourbon St. which I generally avoid when in town - tho 'Yesteryear's always has some gewgaw I must possess). Your Right Hand Thief
  • This old standby of yesteryear deserves good publicity. Times, Sunday Times
  • I passed up a side-street, one of those deserted ways ... dim places, fusty with hesternal excitements and the thrills of yesteryear. Answers.com: Today's Highlights
  • The old house is filled with an array of farming tools and instruments from yesteryear.
  • Historical monuments representing yesteryears stand tall in the union territory, such as the Aayi Mandapam, the statue of Dupleix, the French War Memorial, and the statue of Joan of Arc.
  • The room was no longer littered with his playthings, his toys from yesteryear.
  • But thrust an historical document about bygone yesteryears down our memory lane and we can't get enough.
  • Developers are turning new downtowns - flush with corporate chains like GAP and Starbucks - into a cartoonish, inauthentic version of American downtowns of yesteryear.
  • Instead, try following the lead of the Olympians of yesteryear and get crafty with items already in your house. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their totally fake look is so yesteryear. The Sun
  • Unlike the stuffy, overpriced hotel restaurants of yesteryear, the new dining options can stand up to the best epicurean eateries.
  • Rather, yesteryear's bullish "verities" -- you can't go wrong owning stocks, you can retire early, good times can roll forever -- have been replaced by equally fatuous bearish verities. Bull? Bear? Lemming!
  • Both were meant to show cutting-edge technology, but now they are extremely campy, outdated relics of yesteryear and just a plum bad idea.
  • He speaks wistfully of the hard-wearing fabrics of yesteryear - linsey-woolsey and gabardine. Times, Sunday Times
  • The high concept involves two young black men donning blackface minstrel makeup, reciting various bits of anachronistic shtick, parodying cruel racial stereotypes of yesteryear.
  • Maybe it's because I frequently buy games from the discount bin (AAA games of yesteryear and obscure rereleased gems, mostly). My Cat Is A Sega Fan
  • A sport where the record busting efforts of yesteryear are now are much fewer and farther between, with more people running slower or even jumping or throwing less than they used to?
  • Criterion serves up two more deep-dish DVDs from yesteryear
  • Fledgling paratroops of yesteryear, for example, began training by jumping off five-foot towers so they could practice how to land, flex their knees, then roll. James M. Clash: Conjoined Parachuting
  • An examination of the logo shows that the white-haired apple-cheeked aproned cook one seems to recall from yesteryear has now metamorphised into a cook more representative of the current demographic breakdown of the country.
  • They rise, phoenixlike, from the ashes of the '80s, those pricey toys of yesteryear: the Rolex you took snorkeling off Cancun, the BMW you gave yourself after closing that first sweetheart deal, the set of Nagel seriographs. How Much For A Used Rolex?
  • No longer the bendy punk-rappers of yesteryear, slightly wizened where they were once wiry, not even these boys can hide from adulthood any more.
  • I now have greater respect for the women of yesteryear who didn't use disposable nappies but the towelling ones.
  • The outer casing's inverted curve is skillfully worked into the afterdecks to round off the ship's hindquarters in a flattering tribute to the lamented cruiser sterns of yesteryear.
  • After I started the book, I discovered that Freud had even written an essay called "A Neurosis of Demonical Possession," in which he says that "the demonical possessions of yesteryear are just misdiagnosed cases of hysteria. Benyamin Cohen: An Interview With Novelist Joseph Skibell
  • The resemblance to images and to postcards of yesteryear is both astounding and brilliant. Girls Go Postal! | The Walkman
  • The nostalgia of yesteryears came alive as each young singer sought to recreate the magic of such singers as Mohammed Rafi, Yesudas and S. Janaki.
  • The natural food markets of today are not the tiny storefronts of yesteryear, but full-service supermarkets, with vigorous competition among giant national chains.
  • They were still only twenty-seven when NBC picked up their pilot for a series about suburban teen-agers with funny yesteryear hair styles and funny yesteryear teen difficulties.
  • A yesteryear heroine could seduce not just the hero but the entire audience with just a flip of her hair or a mere glance.
  • Sitting there on Saturday evening, looking around the famous stadium, my mind began to wander back to days of rose-coloured yesteryear.
  • Trendy shirts of yesteryear are sold as the hot items of today at an almost 220 per cent markup.
  • When Black Mountain evoke shredders of yesteryear such Blue Cheer and Led Zeppelin, their technique falls nearer to Galaxie 500 and the Velvet Underground, who forsook showmanship and dug deep in search of music's fundamental soul.
  • Beside them one could almost see the shadows of ancient warriors fighting battles, cultivating the land and shaping the society of yesteryear.
  • Their totally fake look is so yesteryear. The Sun
  • Similarly astronauts, today's counterpart of the pioneer ocean-crossers of yesteryear, seem by no means youthful and tend to have doctorates in the most abstruse subjects.
  • Going to La Salle, which is in the West Oak Lane-Logan-Olney area gives you a glimpse into its yesteryear state. The Clog
  • The secret lapel cameras and mobile car lenses of yesteryear coupled with the two way mirrors of brothels in discreet and affluent London addresses which collated intelligence on KGB suspects and assets of Bolshevikism have now it seems given way to the very easy to spot digital camera held aloft by plod. Indymedia Ireland
  • Any similarity between today’s “police service” and the County Constabulary of yesteryear is merely for the purpose of public deception. Hello, is that the police? hello?…. hello?…… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • Some facility executives still believe that occupancy sensors are the temperamental beasts of yesteryear.
  • Without the discomfort of necessity, people tend to become complacent, as can be gauged from the present-day Assam compared to its historically famous yesteryears.
  • The film feels a pale imitation of something that came long ago but isn't quite living up to its yesteryear aspirations.
  • Instead of a great inaugural parade, we would have witnessed the opening of a new capitalist cemetery, the funeral cortege bearing the titles of the fallen titans of yesteryear.
  • What would the suffragists and suffragettes of yesteryear think?
  • We, too, can be entitled, for a fee, to claim kin with eminent or at least socially presentable ancestors; to have a pedigree drawn up and illuminated, on quality paper or indeed (why not?) on parchment, complete with the coat of arms of some long-dead person of the same name: some armigerous Griffin of yesteryear, who may impress our friends and put a snap in our walk and a sneer on our lip as we mingle in a world where, in these democratic times, we have to live on terms of apparent equality with poor fellows who have no ancestors at all. Anxieties of Influence
  • Isn't being chippy or snobby a bit yesteryear? Times, Sunday Times
  • The point of his poem, called ‘Doctor’, was that those who resented the arrival of incomers were themselves the incomers of yesteryear.
  • Though the voluminous skirts of yesteryear were out of fashion, a slight bloom of the skirts was acceptable if not encouraged.
  • The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
  • Where is the roast beef of yesteryear? Times, Sunday Times
  • Comparing today's outstanding performers with those of yesteryear is always a provocative exercise.
  • Throwbacks to a swell fashion trend of yesteryear, they spice up any pair of shoes, from ballet flats to mules or slinky stilettos.
  • Today the parliaments of the Arab states seem to take themselves for the caliphal palaces of yesteryear.
  • If this were a movie, we might borrow a title from yesteryear and call it "The Year of Living Dangerously. Robert Walker: The Era of Living Dangerously
  • The architecture in Smolensk which is largely old style European, is not that spectacular, but catching the sun's golden beams falling on the buildings, forest and walls have carried my senses back to yesteryear and calmed my anxious thoughts living so far from friends and relatives. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
  • They are the boring banks of yesteryear, run by the kind of schmoe you think of when someone says 'dances like a banker'. Cobb
  • Once the fog lifted from his tortured mind the crystal-clear clarity of yesteryear returned with another story.
  • Dressed usually in her mistress's cast-offs from yesteryears of fashion, she nevertheless lent a personal touch to each garment.
  • This just goes to show that the McCain of yesteryear is gone, and you Republicans are left with this shell of a man he used to be, thank Bush for that too. cheryl McCain drills AARP for backing Medicare cuts
  • Some of those who spoke made sense, she said, but there were others who seemed just as batty and abstracted as the most eccentric tweedy types of yesteryear, despite the Marxian lingo and the earrings.
  • Event TV was thought to be dying as channels proliferated, people timeshifted their viewing and audiences fragmented in a way that made the viewing figures of yesteryear 21.6 million to find out who shot JR, 28 million every time Eric and Ernie popped their Christmas hats on, 32.3 million for the 1966 World Cup seem like the fevered dream of an overstrained ITV exec. How Twitter saved event TV
  • It was also turned out to be the apt occasion for the Indian Oil Corporation to recall some of the corner stones in its long illustrious history and the nostalgic moments of yesteryears.
  • Their totally fake look is so yesteryear. The Sun
  • The articles inside this book contain opinions revolving the topic of sex/passion in films of today and yesteryear.
  • Peeping through the lowered venetians of yesteryear (recollection as a species of voyeurism is very Ishiguro), the retrovert is privy to a series of partial visions that eventually reveal a life guided by calamitous misapprehension on his part. New Fiction
  • And the kids he trains these days, are they as tough as the bruisers of yesteryear?
  • They were still only twenty-seven when NBC picked up their pilot for a series about suburban teen-agers with funny yesteryear hair styles and funny yesteryear teen difficulties.
  • In Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports, A kicky fad of yesteryear is circling back around. Hooping.org | Blog | Hoola Monsters Spread The Hoola Message
  • Tom Watson and the Scots golfing galleries relived all their yesteryears at Turnberry last week when he and Jack Nicklaus played out the reprise of the Duel of the Sun.
  • In Dr. Budd's typology, the ‘Science’ of yesteryear has been relegated to the category of ‘Sentiment.’
  • We hear a lot today about the brave new world of globalisation and the information revolution sweeping away the old boys network and the clubby hierarchies of yesteryear.
  • Sitting there on Saturday evening, looking around the famous stadium, my mind began to wander back to days of rose-coloured yesteryear.
  • Certainly, last night's gala was a reminder of bull markets of yesteryear.
  • Ancient coin designs convey to us the events of yesteryear - opening a gateway into the past.
  • Vaulted ceilings, corinthian columns, picture windows and snowy white rooms enlivened with the occasional burst of vibrant wallpaper make for a very different environment from the bare-bones mildewed hostels of yesteryear, though the animated social vibe has proven timeless. 10 of the best hostels in Barcelona
  • Thankfully, the world of stews does not begin and end with the rather simplistic beef stew of yesteryear.
  • Wilson contrasts these turbanned and elegant Moors of yesteryear with today's Africans in Venice, who look like all hip global youth, in a wall of telling photographic details.
  • Rambo may well be an action hero of yesteryear but Sly reckons he would be more than a match for modern-day pretenders. The Sun
  • His deliberate translationese, his consciously awkward periphrases, and yes, his fart jokes suggest that all language, or all poetry, might be as artificial and arbitrary as his own: why not redo ‘Where are the snows of yesteryear?’
  • The slightly upbeat, boyish, scarecrow image also appeals, effortlessly like the sort of icon from yesteryear so beloved by today's rock musicians.
  • The aim seemed solely to arouse people emotionally and expose basic instincts without any component of catharsis or cleansing as was the norm with the calypso art-form of yesteryear.
  • Peeping through the lowered venetians of yesteryear (recollection as a species of voyeurism is very Ishiguro), the retrovert is privy to a series of partial visions that eventually reveal a life guided by calamitous misapprehension on his part. New Fiction
  • Gone from the center are the 16 mm film projectors, filmstrip projectors and all but one video editing machine of yesteryear.
  • The allegation against the celebrated cricketer of yesteryear is no doubt one of committing a blatant criminal offence.
  • Those continuity announcers have also died with the stars of yesteryear.
  • The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
  • Long-gone is the nana of yesteryear, and with it the traditional image of grandmas at home, knitting over-sized cardigans and baking pies.
  • This year's festival looks to the past to help the city celebrate St George's Day, focusing on the medieval pageantry of yesteryear.
  • It was conceded, though, that the week's bed rest, the nourishing soups, the strong teas and the mulled Guinness were important factors in getting rid of the coughs of yesteryear.
  • Four days ago Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari recalled the incontestable fact that "The terrorists of today were the heroes of yesteryear until 9/11 occurred .... AfterDowningStreet.org - Bush-Cheney Trials in '09
  • The cheery optimism that produced those rosy budget surplus forecasts of yesteryear is long gone.
  • They wanted to persist in the belief that the blue chip debtors of yesteryear were still creditworthy.
  • Gone from the center are the 16 mm film projectors, filmstrip projectors and all but one video editing machine of yesteryear.

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