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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At one point, it was filled with big families, though those days are mostly gone. Austin Horn august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 McManus’ coworkers spent those days helping students enroll in classes, pick up their schedules, attend backpack giveaways and get free haircuts before the school year begins. Leslie Griffy, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 No additional plant sales will take place at the farm on those days, the release said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 In those days, an American in China who raised the merits of the two countries was likely to have a catechistic exchange. Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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