not modern
Example Sentences
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“Poor construction quality is the primary cause of failure, not modern versus traditional material systems.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
She has stuck to a small coterie of designers and brands who are contemporary but not modern, conservative but not old-fashioned, like Markarian, Gabriela Hearst and Brandon Maxwell.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
“But one should not forget that these are still Soviet and not modern Western aircraft.”
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
However quantum theory was developed at the same time the TV series Downton Abbey takes place, which makes it clear how not modern quantum theory is now.
From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2020
The paper fluoresced only faintly under ultraviolet light and much less brightly than new paper, leading to the conclusion that the paper is not modern.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
