days gone by
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In July, Wilson was struck again by memories of days gone by when Jewel Thais-Williams, the founder of the legendary Black queer club Jewel’s Catch One on Pico Boulevard, died at age 86.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
And the response could almost be a line from a Gordon Brown Budget of days gone by – economic stability, more public spending, with schools and hospitals at the top of the list.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
When all were bowing before king dollar in days gone by, the yen suddenly had other ideas.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023
They’d sing about far-off places and about days gone by, about silly things like peach cobbler and the devil trying to steal their soul.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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