archaic

Example Sentences

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California passed its new law in response to the 9th Circuit ruling last year, which held that state law at the time required it to apply an archaic Spanish law.

From Los Angeles Times

True, some of the younger doctors found the ritual archaic, but to Rustin scrubbing was more than a matter of hygiene—it established the mood and rhythm of the whole operation.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That is why I have ordered new tough release checks, commissioned an independent investigation into systemic failures, and begun overhauling archaic paper-based systems still used in some prisons."

From BBC

She told the BBC tech experts were being brought in to help prison staff, who she said were dealing with an "archaic" paper-based records system.

From BBC

Past that loom sweeping structural reforms of Argentina’s archaic labor laws, tax and pension systems.

From Barron's