in the olden days
Example Sentences
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Prince Harry said that in the "olden days" parents always knew what their children were up to, as long as they were at home.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
Two years ago, I ditched any semblance of cheesy dating apps in favor of meeting the love of my life organically, like in the olden days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2024
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
The King was dressed in a robe of velvet which had belonged to Uther the Conqueror, his father, trimmed with the beards of fourteen kings who had been vanquished in the olden days.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
