como solía ser

as it used to be

→ como
phrase Rare #50,429
as it used to be The subject is understood from context, so it can also mean “as I used to be,” “as she used to be,” and so on.
SP: La ciudad ya no es como solía ser.
EN: The city is no longer as it 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.

Ella ya no es como solía ser.

She's not the same as she 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)