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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But in those days, the last thing the ex-Beatles wanted was to revisit their past.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
In those days, predicting the weather was kind of just looking out the window and looking at analog reports from years prior.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
The pies are so popular that people camp out tailgate-style on those days before Thanksgiving, pitching chairs and barbecuing, in order to grab a fresh pie for their holiday table.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
And those days still matter, too.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
In those days, predicting the weather was kind of just looking out the window and looking at analog reports from years prior.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
The pies are so popular that people camp out tailgate-style on those days before Thanksgiving, pitching chairs and barbecuing, in order to grab a fresh pie for their holiday table.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
And those days still matter, too.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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