these

American  

[theez] / ðiz /

pronoun

1. plural of this.

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these British  

/ ðiːz /

determiner

1. 1. the form of this used before a plural noun

      these men

   2. ( as pronoun )

      I don't much care for these

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these Idioms  

1. see one of these days.

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Example Sentences

“Obviously these are prestigious races in their own right,” said Aron Wellman, president of Eclipse Thoroughbreds, which owns Meaning with Bridlewood Farms, which are also part of the Journalism ownership group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Since the advent of professional golf design around the turn of the 19th century, these bunkers are now manufactured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A younger generation, encountering him through these works, began to see him differently.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Lyrical saint Nick Cave was more caustic — notoriously so — when he shared how he felt about these boys of California’s endless summer.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But Father’s patience, his almost mystic rapport with the harmonies of watchworks, these were not things that could be taught.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom