nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz 
: at the present time
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
Examples of nowadays in a Sentence
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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Audiences are much more sophisticated nowadays.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
That tech was advanced for its time, but nowadays, the wide-screen format doesn’t stand out as much.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Application of antitrust law requires assessing how a restraint on competition impacts a relevant market, which in the college football player context means how colleges compete to recruit, sign and, nowadays, pay players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2025
That would not fly nowadays, boy howdy.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
That tech was advanced for its time, but nowadays, the wide-screen format doesn’t stand out as much.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Application of antitrust law requires assessing how a restraint on competition impacts a relevant market, which in the college football player context means how colleges compete to recruit, sign and, nowadays, pay players.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2025
That would not fly nowadays, boy howdy.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nowadays
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nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz
: at the present time
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