these days

idiom

: at the present time

It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.

What kind of music are you listening to these days?

These days, she has a very busy social life.

Examples of these days in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Casting is the hardest thing in the world these days. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024 Thankfully, these days, foundation is way more than just a tacky, paint-like liquid layer that somehow makes your breakouts look worse. —

Annie Blackman, Allure, 7 Sep. 2024 While the band might not be playing live much these days—or perhaps ever again, depending on how singer Ozzy Osbourne’s health holds up—their music still has an audience. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 Normally, a spacecraft leaving the International Space Station (ISS) is hardly newsworthy these days. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for these days

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