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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Back in those days, his father Eddy, a former Bambrugge player, was helping to coach the club’s youth teams that his elder brother Tom was part of.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The industry went through this radical shift in those days.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
But Friday was one of those days, y’all.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
For today's workforce though, those days seem like a far-off dream.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The industry went through this radical shift in those days.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
But Friday was one of those days, y’all.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
For today's workforce though, those days seem like a far-off dream.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 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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