days gone by
idiom
: days/times in the past : bygone days
They have many happy memories of days gone by.
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For older codgers like me who prefer golf clubs to nightclubs, a serene and charming alternative is the city of La Quinta, best known for its incomparable golf courses at PGA West and the historic La Quinta Resort & Club, another redolent whiff of Hollywood’s glorious days gone by.
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David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Leaders must also work against the misunderstanding of these tools both within and outside their organizations—educating stakeholders on what these tools can and cannot do and differentiating them from the chatbots of days gone by.
—Sriram Nagaswamy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Modern trends seem invariably tethered to days gone by.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Here’s the idea: Carve out some beastly, cramped space inside the kitchen where, in days gone by, customers were prohibited.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Leaders must also work against the misunderstanding of these tools both within and outside their organizations—educating stakeholders on what these tools can and cannot do and differentiating them from the chatbots of days gone by.
—Sriram Nagaswamy, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Modern trends seem invariably tethered to days gone by.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Here’s the idea: Carve out some beastly, cramped space inside the kitchen where, in days gone by, customers were prohibited.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for days gone by
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“Days gone by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20gone%20by. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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