days gone by

idiom

: days/times in the past : bygone days

They have many happy memories of days gone by.

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In days gone by, the program would’ve been syndicated across different networks in various countries, appearing at random times, and there would have been no way for people in other nations to discuss it with each other. —

Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Speaking of days gone by, the IRS has historically offered a program called the Voluntary Disclosure Practice (VDP), where taxpayers can disclose their willful conduct, submit accurate original or amended returns, and pay any outstanding taxes and interest. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 And rather than the 13 catalogs a year of days gone by, the company plans to produce just three per year moving forward. —

Kristine Gill, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024 Setting the table, cooking dinners, doing the dishes—such banalities would have been unimaginable for royal heirs in days gone by. —

Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for days gone by

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