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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Were a lot of serpents biting people in those days.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The next day, Jackie came up to Erskine and thanked him for talking to his family in the open, which was quite a thing for a rookie to do in those days.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Delays are always two hours, and there’s no breakfast served on those days.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
In those days, music was a mere hobby.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The next day, Jackie came up to Erskine and thanked him for talking to his family in the open, which was quite a thing for a rookie to do in those days.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Delays are always two hours, and there’s no breakfast served on those days.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
In those days, music was a mere hobby.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/those%20days. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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