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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a time long ago" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a distant past, often in storytelling or historical contexts.
Example: "Once upon a time, in a time long ago, there lived a great king who ruled over a vast kingdom."
Alternatives: "a distant past" or "an era long past".
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But he said there was a time, long ago, when he was "pretty young, pretty green".
From the opening line, "Once upon a time long ago," there is a feeling of dislocation.
Or one thinks even further back, to a time long ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
There was a time, long ago, when Rupert Murdoch's Myspace was biggest beast in the online jungle of social networking.
The story was set in a time long ago, when, at the dawning of the new solar year, all manner of rules could be broken.
I also felt like I had traveled back to a time long ago with the clue "Like some books nowadays" for ON TAPE.
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We were in a different time, long ago, and a different place.
Makes me feel good, I used to mind children, a long time, a long time ago.
"I tried writing about it a couple of times a long time ago.
"Regarding the match against Serena, we have played a couple of times a long time ago.
"We have played a couple of times a long time ago.
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