como solía ser

used to be

→ como
phrase Rare #43,838
used to be Used in comparisons to say that something is not the way it was before.
SP: Este barrio ya no es tan tranquilo como solía ser.
EN: This neighborhood is not as quiet as it used to be.

Él no es tan activo como solía ser.

He's not as active as he used to be.

Nada es como solía ser antes.

Nothing is as it used to be.

No soy tan joven como solía ser.

I'm not as young as I used to be.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Ella ya no es como solía ser.

She's not the same as she used to be.

El río ya no es tan limpio como solía ser.

The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.