these days

idiom

: at the present time
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.
What kind of music are you listening to these days?
These days, she has a very busy social life.

Examples of these days in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instructors sat alone in front of computers in classrooms and offices teaching their courses online, which is where nearly all the students are learning these days. Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024 There are plenty of companies buying houses for cash these days. Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024 So much of my joy these days has come from mothering. Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024 Most things like this these days are solely about the latter. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024 One big inspiration these days is her girlfriend, whom Ulven met at an Oslo bar in 2021 after deciding to just say yes to life instead of hiding on her couch. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024 Perry has been power dressing in red these days with the help of her stylist, Tatiana Waterford. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 But the area is entirely different these days, notes Chris, the restaurant’s general manager. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024 My biggest takeaway from spending a month thinking about apps is that the App Store is pretty boring these days. Rhett Jones / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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