in the olden days
Example Sentences
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"It was like living in the olden days," her son T-jay adds.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
How did people put up with this in the olden days?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2022
But in the olden days, he added, “life expectancy was much, much shorter and people died of infections before they ever could get cancer.”
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2021
"The most amazing thing about the Hawaiians, is back in the olden days they had more people living there and living off the land," says Keolanui.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021
He’s heard stories about this sort of thing happening in the olden days, but in his lifetime the power underground never fails.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
