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.

Examples of those days in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In those days, companies were run by men, and the bosses didn’t always value their female workers. Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024 Discovery would bundle Disney+, Hulu and Max together at least felt like a throwback to those days. Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024 However, there are more tornadoes on those days, Harold Brooks, senior research scientist on the climatology of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Severe Storm Laboratory, told ABC News. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 May 2024 Starting May 15, U.S. 60 will be closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ADOT noted that the road will not be closed every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but that closures will only occur on those days. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024 Highs are projected to be 95 and 94 on those days in Homestead. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024 With a cavalcade of injuries, a getaway game at Coors Field, and still no day off in sight, this was not one of those days. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024 But there’s always been the Beatle tom-toms, and even in those days, people were communicating with each other about their dissatisfactions. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024 In those days, movies stayed in the theaters for a year. Scott Huver, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

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“Those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/those%20days. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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