old-time
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period
old-time songs
2
: of long standing
old-time residents
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But now, the possibilities also include B&B Butchers, Bricks & Horses, Clay Pigeon, Don Artemio, Le Margot or 61 Osteria, plus old-time favorite Saint-Émilion.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The wooden pews in the Ryman are much less amenable to concert-goers’ backsides than the old-time preacher man’s words were for the congregation’s insides.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
Lavine said that while the stores may have more modern amenities, such as lavish lights, more high-tech security and web retail options, owners still follow a lot of the old-time traditions of working with customers to find the right item and, more importantly, a bargain.
—Malka Abramoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Owner Jimmy Simms is planning to open Old Time Sake at 2221 N. Humboldt Ave., where the age minimum might be as old as 30, and it will be filled with old-time memorabilia.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
In addition to being a dreamer in late-capitalism America, Ferrell also belongs to a generation of players steeped in old-time and bluegrass—think Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings—but who also love Radiohead, top-40 radio, jam bands, and indie rock.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
With Hollywood’s bulkiest coffers and most advanced technologies at his disposal, Villeneuve becomes a prophet in the wilderness, an evangelist for that old-time religion known as the movies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
Are these platforms more like old-time phone companies: basically, open to everyone without filtering?
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Cut old-time photos to make festive paper ornaments.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The wooden pews in the Ryman are much less amenable to concert-goers’ backsides than the old-time preacher man’s words were for the congregation’s insides.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
Lavine said that while the stores may have more modern amenities, such as lavish lights, more high-tech security and web retail options, owners still follow a lot of the old-time traditions of working with customers to find the right item and, more importantly, a bargain.
—Malka Abramoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Owner Jimmy Simms is planning to open Old Time Sake at 2221 N. Humboldt Ave., where the age minimum might be as old as 30, and it will be filled with old-time memorabilia.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
In addition to being a dreamer in late-capitalism America, Ferrell also belongs to a generation of players steeped in old-time and bluegrass—think Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings—but who also love Radiohead, top-40 radio, jam bands, and indie rock.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
With Hollywood’s bulkiest coffers and most advanced technologies at his disposal, Villeneuve becomes a prophet in the wilderness, an evangelist for that old-time religion known as the movies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
Are these platforms more like old-time phone companies: basically, open to everyone without filtering?
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Cut old-time photos to make festive paper ornaments.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
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