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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There have been four days in January when temperatures in Des Moines have exceeded 40 degrees, with highs reaching 50 degrees on two of those days.
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
This was not one of those days.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Years later, those days would make the payoff all the more worth it.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Though December 24 and 26 were federal holidays, the new Commissioner marshalled the staff at the more than 1,200 community service outlets to work those days in exchange for overtime payments.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
This was not one of those days.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Years later, those days would make the payoff all the more worth it.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Though December 24 and 26 were federal holidays, the new Commissioner marshalled the staff at the more than 1,200 community service outlets to work those days in exchange for overtime payments.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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