How to Use nowadays in a Sentence

nowadays

adverb
  • People don't wear hats much nowadays.
  • The ball skills of players nowadays are so off the charts.
    Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • And nowadays, the sisters are having more fun with the whole process.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • His songs and films take us back to the wonderful time of Hong Kong which is not the same as nowadays.
    Kanis Leung, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This seems to be true for most sanctions placed nowadays.
    Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But nowadays, things have changed, the mountains are crumbling, the ice is melting.
    Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But nowadays, some of our favorite sock brands have made great strides in looks and comfort.
    Men's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Parlays are one of the most popular ways to bet nowadays.
    cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Most of the fake pills seized off the streets nowadays contain a potentially lethal amount of fentanyl, the DEA said.
    Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Pretty much anything goes with Daiquiris nowadays as far as which rum can be used.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • Fuel Type Most of the gas ranges on the market nowadays are set up to connect to your house’s source of natural gas.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The most common rug request from Jones' clients nowadays is washable rugs.
    Elizabeth Marino, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Though nowadays, players are encouraged to make the swap back in the players' tunnel.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Christmas nowadays can be a very decadent holiday, and this drink fits right in with that theme.
    Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There are plenty of reasons for Bobrovsky to smile nowadays.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And the number of Black Barbie dolls nowadays is staggering.
    al, 1 Feb. 2023
  • People can read through something forced nowadays, and there’s nothing worse than that.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2022
  • While the bulbs must be planted in fall, nowadays sprouting daffodils can be found in garden centers to plant in spring.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • One of the characters, Grafton, says: ‘Aren’t bank robberies done over the internet nowadays?
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
  • A lot of people nowadays don’t raise their children anymore.
    Martine Thompson, Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • Tickets at Disney nowadays vary by the day, and the Halloween season certainly is not the cheapest time to go.
    Rich Exner, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The first season was recorded when everyone was stuck at home, and my guess is nowadays people are sick of Zoom dates.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Nobody has any idea what’s going to happen with songs nowadays.
    Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Such are the makings of a certain kind of story very popular nowadays.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Were there notes from the studio about what might be acceptable nowadays, or is there a difference between now and the ’90s in terms of what can fly?
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Justice also only weighed 165 pounds — small even at the time for a college player, and tiny nowadays.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Plus, Kelly's got a little extra time on her hands nowadays.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The phrase has long gone together, but, nowadays, each puff passed, pill crushed and line sniffed threatens death, not a shaking finger.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But the idea of the Winter Games is that they must be spread out because there’s no mountain city or mountain village that is able nowadays to sustain the Games.
    Andrew Das, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • It’s a breath of fresh air to the bunker mentality that nowadays pervades law enforcement.
    Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022

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