Example sentences for: obsolescent

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

  • The German usage is worth comparing with the obsolescent American bummer and with bummle in British dialect.

  • More than anyone else in his generation, Edward Said has sought to embody an unfashionable, perhaps obsolescent idea of the intellectual--immersed in culture and committed to politics, placing "criticism over solidarity," speaking truth to power, and steering clear of gods that fail.

  • In movies like Interview With the Vampire and Heat , Goldenthal returned the obsolescent Hollywood orchestra to some of its old glory.

  • In the southern part of Rome stands the rather forlorn EUR complex of obsolescent modern buildings.

  • Having listened to BBC news readers for many years, I am inclined to regard BBC pronunciation as an archaic or obsolescent term (unless one restricts the designation to news readers on BBC World Service).


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