out-of-date

Example Sentences

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But some viruses are adept at changing their appearance – or mutating – so vaccines can quickly go out of date.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Official figures on the prison population in Equatorial Guinea are scarce and often out of date.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Computer labs were eliminated years ago for being out of date and educationally inadequate for a student’s daily and even hourly academic needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The problem is that fund managers are often allowed to keep using the reported NAV figures even if they know they are out of date or weren’t measured properly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The centaur did not like to be told that any part of his system was out of date.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer