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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And Nia was there for one of those days.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
There weren’t a lot of Black football players in those days.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Total snow accumulations expected on those days will be between 3 to 6 inches, according to the weather service.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
There might have been a time in my life when this was true of writing, but those days had long passed.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
There weren’t a lot of Black football players in those days.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Total snow accumulations expected on those days will be between 3 to 6 inches, according to the weather service.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
There might have been a time in my life when this was true of writing, but those days had long passed.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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