archaic

Example Sentences

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What’s going on with the obsession with reviving archaic occupations, like learning from artisans fixing old shoes?

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Like Karen Barwick though, he questions the need to string them up calling it "archaic".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“The presence of these fossils in Colorado suggests that archaic primates originated in the north and then spread southward, diversifying soon after the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period,” adds Dr. Chester.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Treasuries market, and archaic laws that require mailed paper notices.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

One day in the future, the meaning of irie will move on, and it will become just another word with a long list of archaic or obsolete definitions.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon