our time

noun

: the present period of time
He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

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But today’s bro hugs were before our time. Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025 After nearly two decades, The Bowery Presents has been notified by the owners of 66 North 6th Street that our lease for Music Hall of Williamsburg will not be renewed, and our time in the building will come to an end at the conclusion of 2026. Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 That’s still more Bathurst caribou than there are Tłıc̨ hǫ citizens, but in our time the landscape seems to swallow them. Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025 This year’s Booker Prize winner follows a young man’s life across Europe, and is a new bildungsroman for our time. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for our time

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“Our time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/our%20time. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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