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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In those days, an American in China who raised the merits of the two countries was likely to have a catechistic exchange. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 If the logic is that those who lived through those days won’t need any explanation, the flaw is that four decades on, the ratio of people who clearly remember Lockerbie to those who don’t is only shrinking. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Brooklyn woman's life altered unnecessarily, daughter says Just last year, 67-year-old Yasmin Breeden was always seen smiling, but her daughter says those days are gone. — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But those days are long gone, and on this Tuesday night, the Greenwich Village steakhouse played host to the premiere party for Tony, A24’s Bourdain biopic. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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