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 the landscape has shifted dramatically since those days of advocacy and Black squares on Instagram.
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Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
In those days, bands had yet to learn the importance of taking time off.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The awards campaign machine has expanded exponentially since those days.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Eighty of those days were spent in agonizing pain from a gunshot wound.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
In those days, bands had yet to learn the importance of taking time off.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The awards campaign machine has expanded exponentially since those days.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Eighty of those days were spent in agonizing pain from a gunshot wound.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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