our time

noun

: the present period of time
He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

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Inside, the new Taycan is almost identical to the original – and that’s a very good thing, for this is one of the truly great interiors of our time. Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Both of these young women seem very good at keeping the internet’s attention, so much so that one has to wonder about the nature of viral fame and, really, this whole enterprise of social media — hell, the whole internet — when these are the cultural figures of our time. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025 In Europe, some policymakers insist that the war in Ukraine is the defining crisis of our time, others see conflicts in the Middle East, economic instability, massive immigration flows as equally, if not more, consequential. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 This adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s 1955 novel is the feature directorial debut of Rodrigo Prieto, who, via his collaborations with Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Greta Gerwig and (frequently) Martin Scorsese, has become one of the best cinematographers of our time. Jason Bailey, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for our time

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