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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For Heather, those days were agonizing.
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 13 May 2026
In May 2021, the state suspended Agan’s license for seven days; two of those days fell on a weekend.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
In those days, the neighborhood kids had the run of the place.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 13 May 2026
In May 2021, the state suspended Agan’s license for seven days; two of those days fell on a weekend.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
In those days, the neighborhood kids had the run of the place.
—Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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