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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With both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Fridays, there’s no way to split the holidays into two blocks of seven nights, since no one wants to travel on either of those days. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026 But other businesses usually have the same idea, and the fuel depots often run out those days. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The cost to book the arena in those days was a whopping $1,000 a night, though that was discounted to $688 for the American Legion veterans. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 The first 40 or so of those days will be spent turning on the telescope's instruments and performing status checks as the spacecraft slowly configures itself for operation. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 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 11 Sep. 2026.

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