in days gone by

Example Sentences

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Captaincy in 2023 looks a lot different to captaincy in days gone by.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

General manager Rob Blake had to make decisions based on reason, not on misty memories of triumphs in days gone by.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

But it will be out there waiting for you to find when you’re ready and still lives up to the reputation that, in days gone by, made it a disruptor.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2019

This particular fixture has, in days gone by, ended 5-1, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4 and 8-0.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2018

Before her pencil he sat rigid and unflinching, as he had faced the cannon’s mouth in days gone by.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin