those days
plural noun
: a period of time in the past
Remember when we were kids and life was easy? Well, those days are gone.
In those days, women weren't allowed to own property.
No one knew in those days what caused the disease.
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Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.
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New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
But that’s what business was like in those days.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The World Series champion has fond memories of those days.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Turkeys, of course, afforded considerable excitement and exercise, but not much shooting, since in those days the bag limit was two.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
But that’s what business was like in those days.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The World Series champion has fond memories of those days.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Turkeys, of course, afforded considerable excitement and exercise, but not much shooting, since in those days the bag limit was two.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for those days
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“Those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/those%20days. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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