in this day and age

idiom

: at the present time in history : nowadays
Computers are essential to getting work done in this day and age.
It's unbelievable that in this day and age people are still dying from hunger.

Examples of in this day and age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in this day and age, why do certain subsets of well-off parents choose not to vaccinate their children? Epidemics as Entertainment Plagues capture the public imagination in ways that other less terrifying--but more deadly--diseases don't. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 And people are so busy in this day and age, people are running from place to place. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 June 2024 Peace is the only alternative especially in this day and age of advanced weaponry. William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2024 Unfortunately in this day and age with social media, people get attacked. Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 7 June 2024 Because there are so many more anglers gunning for the same areas, Marshall says a successful angler in this day and age must be versatile. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024 This past month, the women’s NCAA Tournament was the top show in sports, with the women’s title game drawing four million more viewers — a massive delta in this day and age — over the men’s title game. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 Also, given the value placed on information transparency in this day and age, going a step further to ensure that ESG/sustainability reports are verified by independent third-party auditors or consultants will go a long way in building trust and credibility with stakeholders. Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The Ravens were unselfish and that is difficult to accomplish in this day and age. Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024

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“In this day and age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20this%20day%20and%20age. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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