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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Today is one of those days where a lot seemed to change between 4am and 6am London time.
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 June 2026
People showed films at parties in those days.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
In those days the rivers were the roads of the North, and the weekly boats, powered by twin diesels, made the trip in three days.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
What had our mother’s vision of life been in those days?
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 June 2026
People showed films at parties in those days.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
In those days the rivers were the roads of the North, and the weekly boats, powered by twin diesels, made the trip in three days.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
What had our mother’s vision of life been in those days?
—Literary Hub, 3 June 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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