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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For today's workforce though, those days seem like a far-off dream.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Having those days to think about it was helpful.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Very few English clubs did in those days; even most of the bigger sides relied primarily on agent tip-offs or media coverage to alert them to exciting talents elsewhere in Europe.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The tribe thought those days without reliable electricity were about to change.
—Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Having those days to think about it was helpful.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Very few English clubs did in those days; even most of the bigger sides relied primarily on agent tip-offs or media coverage to alert them to exciting talents elsewhere in Europe.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The tribe thought those days without reliable electricity were about to change.
—Nate Perez, NPR, 7 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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