Example sentences for: contemporary

How can you use “contemporary” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Physicians noted the importance of the contemporary model of wellness that went beyond traditional notions of medical care or public health.

  • A visit to the medieval and modern capital of China is an exhausting though rewarding round of palaces and museums, temples and monuments, and streets and stores — a jolting juxtaposition of imperial pomp and contemporary energy.

  • In what may be the ultimate postmodern self-referential auto-commentary in contemporary popular culture, Mak begins "" with a radio phone-in in which the host is discussing 2Pac's previous record, on which the rapper taunted the Notorious B.I.G--who he believed had a part in his 1994 shooting--with a reference to Mrs. B.I.G.: "I fucked your bitch, you fat mutherfucka."

  • When you see this snake swallow Jon Voight and then regurgitate him in front of Jennifer Lopez like a cat presenting a dead bird, when you see Voight give a little ironic wink before collapsing to the floor and dying in a puddle of digestive slime, you are witnessing one of those classic I-Don't-Think-So moments that help define the contemporary moviegoing experience.

  • There is no internal cross reference to 5.24 B, where the notions of Permission and Possibility are given peremptory coverage (though there are six citations), and no helpful comment is offered about their interchangeability in contemporary usage or what was, formerly, their distinction in formal contexts.


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