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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In those days, there were offensive stars and shutdown defensive forwards, but the overlap between the two groups was sparse.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
During those days, trains were used for just about everything—from the transport of goods to the transport of people.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Bobby told me incredible stories about his life during those days at the beach house.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
In 1996, Bug—the second play by Tracy Letts, in those days an up-and-comer at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and now married to Coon — joined them, premiering in London before finally appearing Stateside four years later.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
During those days, trains were used for just about everything—from the transport of goods to the transport of people.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Bobby told me incredible stories about his life during those days at the beach house.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
In 1996, Bug—the second play by Tracy Letts, in those days an up-and-comer at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and now married to Coon — joined them, premiering in London before finally appearing Stateside four years later.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/those%20days. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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