in days gone by

Example Sentences

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When all were bowing before king dollar in days gone by, the yen suddenly had other ideas.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 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

While religiously unaffiliated people in days gone by might have been “unchurched,” this is no longer the case.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2016

There are cars parked behind that open end, which Oxford are currently attacking, giving it a vague air of Stamford Bridge in days gone by...

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2016

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