Historical Phrases

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating the manner, place, time, or degree of the action

• Way back when, historical documents were meticulously preserved for future generations.
• Remember way back when we used to hang out at the old arcade after school?
• Back in the day, way back when, we used to cruise around in my dad's old car.
• Way back when I was just starting out in my career, I had big dreams and aspirations.

noun a farewell or goodbye

• As the ceremony came to a close, the guests bid their adieus to the newlyweds.
• After the party, we all said our adieus and went our separate ways.
• We exchanged quick adieus before heading out for the night.
• The end of summer always feels like saying adieus to warm weather and lazy days.