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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Shelly Flood remembers those days as a young girl trying to assess the damage done to her father by his own profession.
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Ivor leaves Orla with her grandparents for several days, and those days seem to change her.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Supporters could be forgiven for thinking those days were long gone when the richest owners in the world came along four years ago and oversaw a first domestic trophy lift in 70 years and two Champions League qualifications.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Thankfully, with antler restrictions and furthering herd management culture across the hunting space, those days seem to be a thing of the past.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Ivor leaves Orla with her grandparents for several days, and those days seem to change her.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Supporters could be forgiven for thinking those days were long gone when the richest owners in the world came along four years ago and oversaw a first domestic trophy lift in 70 years and two Champions League qualifications.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Thankfully, with antler restrictions and furthering herd management culture across the hunting space, those days seem to be a thing of the past.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025
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 7 Aug. 2025.
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