in our days vs nowdays

Both "in our days" and "nowadays" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In our days" is a less common phrase that is typically used to refer to a specific period in the past, while "nowadays" is a more common term used to talk about the present time.

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in our days

This phrase is correct but less common. It is used to refer to a specific period in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a time in the past when the speaker or writer was young or during a particular historical period.

Examples:

In our days, we used to play outside until dark.
In our days, technology was not as advanced as it is now.

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It gave us hope in our days.
I believe that it confirms that culture deserves a more central place in our discussions, and in our days and years of cooperation.
In our days, these things didn't happen.
In our days, young people were too shy.
In our days, we knew if you made a mistake or something broke, you had a good chance you wouldn't get out of it.
In our days, kindness is a defect.
We had eight to a room in our day.
In our day certain economic truths have become accepted as self-evident.
In our day, you never discussed such things.
In our day in Hollywood, the monsters didn't need makeup.
To another extent, we must be aware of these concerns that very many citizens in the Union have in our day-to-day policy decisions.
We all come across that in other areas in our day-to-day committee work.
You know, back in our day, we used to walk a mile across campus with 12 pounds of books on our backs.
I feel like back in our day, the worst thing that happened to a girl if she was called fat is she just ended up dating Ruxin.
We didn't have drive-ins in our day.
In our day, it was okay to knock back a few at lunch.
I appreciate it. Look, man, we both have worn the badge in our day.
Your mother's right, it's not like in our day.
I firmly believe that we should move on from mere political recognition to practical application in our day-to-day lives.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to say that, in our day-to-day work, we deal with many issues, sometimes relating to very specific circumstances.

Alternatives:

In our time
During our time
When we were young

nowdays

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the present time.

This term is used to talk about the current period or contemporary times.