old-timey
adjective
: of a kind or style prevalent in or reminiscent of an earlier time
old-timey music
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Examples of old-timey in a Sentence
tourists can pose for pictures wearing old-timey dresses or top hats
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Along the Atlantic, that looks like old-timey New England fishing villages, a North Carolina mountain town along the Appalachian Trail, and a town made up of more than a dozen islands in the Florida Keys.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
Each week, the old-timey storefront transforms into a rowdy, rollicking venue for Appalachian musicians of every caliber, coming together to perform simply for the love of song and the interaction with others.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
This Bay View bar has a bright, enclosed patio filled with murals and flowers, creating quite a contrast to the dark, old-timey theme inside.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
In one particularly psychedelic episode, Abbi morphs into an old-timey singer named Val.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
Each week, the old-timey storefront transforms into a rowdy, rollicking venue for Appalachian musicians of every caliber, coming together to perform simply for the love of song and the interaction with others.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
This Bay View bar has a bright, enclosed patio filled with murals and flowers, creating quite a contrast to the dark, old-timey theme inside.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024
In one particularly psychedelic episode, Abbi morphs into an old-timey singer named Val.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Old-timey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timey. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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