nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz 
: at the present time
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
Examples of nowadays in a Sentence
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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Why aren't traditional coils in the works with mattresses nowadays?
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 17 June 2025
Needless to say, nowadays the Oscar-winning director can probably get top actors to sign onto a project even without showing them a script.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Cameras are so commonplace nowadays that any sheriff or chief who chooses not to make body cams standard equipment is making an intentional decision not to give prosecutors and the public the full story.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
After 1979, governments and academics devoted much time to responding to possible hoarding but nowadays, there are few who remember that this was once major problem.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 17 June 2025
Needless to say, nowadays the Oscar-winning director can probably get top actors to sign onto a project even without showing them a script.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Cameras are so commonplace nowadays that any sheriff or chief who chooses not to make body cams standard equipment is making an intentional decision not to give prosecutors and the public the full story.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
After 1979, governments and academics devoted much time to responding to possible hoarding but nowadays, there are few who remember that this was once major problem.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nowadays
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nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz
: at the present time
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