in the old days
Example Sentences
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Moffett said that, in the old days, television channels didn’t have to worry about irking customers with rising costs, because that relationship was handled by a middleman — the cable companies.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
"Or when we first started working in the village shop back in the old days, we maybe swapped a few shifts, but in a professional capacity we don't."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Today, as in the old days, it’s about the big screen, the scent of popcorn, the car ride to the show filled with anticipation, and the drive back filled with awe or disappointment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Instead of canned tomatoes for salsas, for instance, they’re roasting them like in the old days.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
The front steps of the building are slippery, and Bobbie and Clay carefully carry me down to the sidewalk where I used to play hopscotch in the old days.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
