nowadays

[US]/ˈnaʊədeɪz/
[UK]/ˈnaʊədeɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. at the present time; currently
n. the present period of time

Example Sentences

Nowadays people travel by plane.

Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.

swanning around Europe nowadays are we?.

Trying to find a job nowadays is no joke.

Nowadays kidnappers usually carry guns.

Nowadays, corporal punishment is banned in many schools.

Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.

Nowadays people like travelling on foot.

Nowadays petrol costs too much.

Girls nowadays don't wear their heart on their sleeves.

Nowadays I seem tired with the least exertion.

"Nowadays, many people equate passing examinations with being educated."

Nowadays, advertisements can be found everywhere in any big city.

Nowadays people get about much more than they used to.

Many shoes nowadays are made of plastic or similar stuff.

Nowadays with the help of modern instruments fishing is no longer entirely dependent on the weather.

She doesn't garden very much nowadays—she tires easily.

He's much thinner nowadays than he used to be; I think he's been ill.

Real-world Examples

People are so much more pretentious nowadays.

Source: Lai Shixiong Intermediate American English (Volume 1)

Kids cross the street nowadays, they get a ribbon.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

No, all sorts of toffs are writing for magazines nowadays.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

And do we have similar rules nowadays?

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

Is that how you ask questions nowadays?

Source: Gourmet Base

Yet, there's no commercial farming of these birds nowadays.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker?

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

It's what everybody's listening to on Earth nowadays.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

Surely I want to. It's quite popular nowadays.

Source: Conversation for Traveling Abroad: Sightseeing Edition

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