Sentence examples for ago were from inspiring English sources

The phrase "ago were" is not correct and usable in written English.
It is not a standard construction and does not convey a clear meaning in English.
Example: "Five years ago were the best times of my life." (This is incorrect.)
Alternatives: "were five years ago" or "were in the past."

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These reinforcing effects of AGO were different from those of the one-dimensional alkylated CNTs.

Carbon

Concerts 200 years ago were all new music anyway.

The New York Times - Arts

"How long ago were you in Pakistan?" Brian asked.

The New York Times - Magazine

HOW long ago were the first Academy Awards given?

The New York Times

ITV's "heart" idents from a few years ago were crass.

The Guardian

"Our grandfathers a century ago were killed by the Turks.

The Guardian

Similar(21)

My first visits, seven years ago, were particularly arduous.

The New Yorker

Sales a year ago were helped by federal tax credits.

The New York Times

The nerves of three years ago were nowhere in evidence.

The Guardian - Sport

But the economic scars of the downturn a decade ago were deep and the recovery slow.

The New York Times

Competencies that, only a decade ago, were considered essential are now lower in priority.

Harvard Business Review

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