Sentence examples for that were years from inspiring English sources

Juliano wanted to create the world's safest automobile, and his creation included innovations that were years ahead of their time.

Some foreshadowed mechanisms that were years away; others were impractical and soon became the subject of historians' trivia games.

Besides being beautiful, the Tucker '48 had safety features that were years ahead of their time, among them a windshield that popped out on impact.

Authorities in the United States saw the vehicles, which can cost as much as $1 million each, as a financial threat to programs aimed at developing lighter vehicles that were years from being fielded.

President Obama benefited from similar exaltation on the Democratic side in 2008, as if he were a superhero who could instantly clean up multiple messes that were years in the making.

But the policy drew an uneasy reaction yesterday from the president of the union representing principals and other school supervisors, who said that it could subject school employees to double jeopardy and the anguish of having to defend themselves against unproven complaints that were years old.

That was years ago.

Now, that was years ago.

But that was years and years ago".

But that was years ago".

That was years ago now.