Examples of ago in a Sentence
he left here long ago
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All but one of Combs’ attorneys took to the podium to speak on his behalf—but when the mogul’s only Black female counsel spoke on his behalf and began to cry, recounting a years-ago first-time meeting with the Bad Boy founder, the judge thanked her.
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Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Adobe expects toys to hit 27% off compared with 28% in the year-ago period.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
And demand for used EVs is up by 22% compared with the year-ago period.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
That helped the streaming business grow its profit, climbing further out of a year-ago loss and offsetting weaker results in film and TV.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Adobe expects toys to hit 27% off compared with 28% in the year-ago period.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
And demand for used EVs is up by 22% compared with the year-ago period.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
That helped the streaming business grow its profit, climbing further out of a year-ago loss and offsetting weaker results in film and TV.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ago. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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ago
adjective or adverb
: earlier than the present time
many years ago
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