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
Ema’s passion is street dance, not modern — reggaeton to be specific — which she indulges in with her uber-hip and slightly menacing girl gang of friends from the dance company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
The form ‘Agnesgate’ is, however, not modern, for it occurs in 1462.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
