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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But, as for the cupcakes that took up the back portion of the month of November, those days are history following the upcoming season.
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Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
In those days, technical survival depended on a near-photographic memory of COBOL syntax and JCL parameters.
—Shammy Narayanan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Pete Davidson used to be on Instagram, but those days are behind him.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Bringing back some of the artists from those days was a full-circle moment.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
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Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
In those days, technical survival depended on a near-photographic memory of COBOL syntax and JCL parameters.
—Shammy Narayanan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Pete Davidson used to be on Instagram, but those days are behind him.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Bringing back some of the artists from those days was a full-circle moment.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 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 31 May. 2026.
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