out of favor

Example Sentences

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“I think people are selling what’s out of favor right now to position for or add to what is working,” Ferraioli said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The post-war zeitgeist also began putting them further and further out of favor as a preferred educational choice of some American parents for their sons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"I think swashbuckling, you know 'move fast and break things,' has kind of come out of favor," the physicist told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Early investors backed Cerebras in 2016 when semiconductor startups were out of favor, before the artificial-intelligence updraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The father had once been a powerful magistrate but had fallen out of favor and was bitterly living at the palace.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin