anachronism

Example Sentences

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The Court held that the formula was an anachronism from the Jim Crow era and didn’t account for racial progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Comedian Sean Patton plays Markie, the high school football coach, a brawny walking anachronism with surprising insights of his own.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

However, Cracker Barrel is a brand for which its anachronism has long been a selling point, as well as a brand whose customer base reacts strongly to any whiff of change.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

"Sick sport shooting of magnificent animals is an anachronism in today;s world," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

To impose an anachronism: desegregation simply did not compute.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson