our time

noun

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

Examples of our time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As a result, architects responding to the problems of our time often do so in ways that are invisibly bound up with public policy and service (such as mentoring initiatives), and which are hidden beneath the façades of buildings that might look workaday. The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Vacations and date nights, our time alone, is few and far between. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024 Easily one of the most prolific hair chameleons of our time, the singer-songwriter has already changed up her look several times since the start of the year. Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Mar. 2024 That pushed the game to 18-8. AJ Hoggard, who recorded one of his eight assists on that play, then proceeded to skip down-court and point at the MSU fans, kiss his jersey and screamed and pointed to the ground, as if to say, This is our time! Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2024 As Congress envisioned, the USF has advanced from supporting one essential communications network, telephone service, to supporting the essential communications network of our time, broadband internet. Gigi Sohn, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024 Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 Heartbeat draws from the canon but reimagines it with an avant-garde spirit and an eye toward the issues of our time: gun violence, Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 One of the greatest musical geniuses of our time is Itzhak Perlman—but carrying the weight of that title as a child wasn’t easy. Mary C. Murphy, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024

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“Our time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/our%20time. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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