old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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From game show hosts, old-timey movie types, interviewers, and persnickety chefs, to Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump, Phil Hartman indeed held Saturday Night Live together with his extraordinary talent.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Normally, a book deal might have ensued, but Brier and the editor came up with the notion of releasing an audio-only narrative, like an old-timey radio play, only updated for the digital age.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
That five-dollar bill came from Bill’s collection of print currency — not just old-timey bills from the 1800s, but contemporary bills with unusual printing errors or, as in the case of the $5 in question, unusual serial numbers.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
An old-timey 2000s-style craft-cocktail bar with a menu full of pre-Prohibition drinks is fair game for raw eggs.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Normally, a book deal might have ensued, but Brier and the editor came up with the notion of releasing an audio-only narrative, like an old-timey radio play, only updated for the digital age.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
That five-dollar bill came from Bill’s collection of print currency — not just old-timey bills from the 1800s, but contemporary bills with unusual printing errors or, as in the case of the $5 in question, unusual serial numbers.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
An old-timey 2000s-style craft-cocktail bar with a menu full of pre-Prohibition drinks is fair game for raw eggs.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for old-timey
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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