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
The push-button design means owners won’t have to remove and stow the roof panels manually, like in the old days.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The pair are later seen bickering just as they did in the old days.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The authorities still carry out inspections and rip out excess plants, but their arrival is announced beforehand so it doesn’t create tension like in the old days.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025
Like many other towns and villages in the old days, this one was surrounded by walls as protection against enemies.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
