days gone by
idiom
: days/times in the past : bygone days
They have many happy memories of days gone by.
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Here’s the idea: Carve out some beastly, cramped space inside the kitchen where, in days gone by, customers were prohibited.
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Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Most Super Bowl commercials rely on celebrity cameos, sophomoric jokes and ideas that nod to days gone by.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
In days gone by, that was your only no-alcohol New Year’s resolution option outside of soft drinks and the like.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
The end of the year typically brings with it an emotional look back at the days gone by.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Most Super Bowl commercials rely on celebrity cameos, sophomoric jokes and ideas that nod to days gone by.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
In days gone by, that was your only no-alcohol New Year’s resolution option outside of soft drinks and the like.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
The end of the year typically brings with it an emotional look back at the days gone by.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Days gone by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20gone%20by. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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