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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Educators privately acknowledge that seniors’ attendance is poor or nil for those days.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
In those days, there were hundreds of press people and video cameras outside.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The car has a beige leather two-seat interior, rides on a set of 15-inch steel wheels, and comes with a black soft top and color-matching hardtop for those days when the weather takes a turn for the worse.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
That the events of those days took place during an internet blackout meant many in the West didn’t see or hear about it.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
In those days, there were hundreds of press people and video cameras outside.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The car has a beige leather two-seat interior, rides on a set of 15-inch steel wheels, and comes with a black soft top and color-matching hardtop for those days when the weather takes a turn for the worse.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
That the events of those days took place during an internet blackout meant many in the West didn’t see or hear about it.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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 11 Mar. 2026.
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