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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There are more things teams can quantify nowadays than ERA.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
While synagogues are especially vigilant during the Jewish high holidays, Shira Hutt, executive vice president of the Jewish Federations of North America, said safety is something most worry about year-round nowadays.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Look no further than Larroudé (every It-girl’s footwear retailer of choice nowadays) and its wide selection of shoe styles that are perfectly timed to the shifting of the seasons and your urgent need to make the style statement of the century.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Carey, who's a mother to twins Monroe and Moroccan, 14, also shared what her children are interested in nowadays.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
While synagogues are especially vigilant during the Jewish high holidays, Shira Hutt, executive vice president of the Jewish Federations of North America, said safety is something most worry about year-round nowadays.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Look no further than Larroudé (every It-girl’s footwear retailer of choice nowadays) and its wide selection of shoe styles that are perfectly timed to the shifting of the seasons and your urgent need to make the style statement of the century.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Carey, who's a mother to twins Monroe and Moroccan, 14, also shared what her children are interested in nowadays.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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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