our time

noun

: the present period of time
He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

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If these stories were particular to our time and place, that would be one thing. Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Power asserts itself mercilessly, and the action is shot through with apocalyptic premonitions, which reminds him of our time. Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 There are good things in all our time periods, though some were better than others, sure. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 The rest of us pay with our time, our health, and sometimes our lives. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for our time

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