Synonyms for yesteryear
ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪəryes·te·r·year

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1. past, past times, yesteryearnoun

   the time that has elapsed

   "forget the past"

   Synonyms:
   past times, past tense, past

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1. • Time

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How to use yesteryear in a sentence?

1. Adam Green:

   If Joe Biden positions himself as the political insider from yesteryear who says big ideas like universal childcare, student debt relief and a wealth tax on ultra-millionaires are not possible, he would be an easy foil.

2. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Our yesteryear shall be described by those who have taken good care of themselves in their journey of life.

3. Fiona McEntee:

   I can see parallels between the migrants at the border and between the Irish immigrants of yesteryear.

4. Jennifer Shahade:

   At some point we are all compelled to take pause and reflect on the reality that unsubstantiated, temporally aged, and concurrent use of social media to incite a ‘Me Too’ call-to-arms runs afoul of every constitutional safeguard we have always held so dear. Superimposing today’s mores on erroneous recitals of acts of yesteryear is a recipe for disaster for both the accused and the accuser.