archaic

Example Sentences

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I wish that we could look at “The West Wing” and say and feel that it is very archaic and the themes are so yesterday, but unfortunately it doesn't.

From Salon

“This is what we are arguing about right now: whether or not we should overturn something that is archaic, something that is going to really impact women in Arizona,” Hernandez said.

From Seattle Times

“A lot of the chemicals that we’re still relying on are archaic, outdated. It’s time for them to go, and paraquat leads that list,” Cook said during the news conference.

From Los Angeles Times

"Remember we are the only countries left, England and Wales, with this feudal, archaic system of leasehold," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC

But Indians collectively carry a stunning variety of these archaic genes compared with other worldwide populations.

From Science Magazine