passe

Example Sentences

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But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

While some shoppers and even Ms. Stangl see the term “work wear” as passe, Banana Republic still has a dedicated section on its website called “The Workwear Edit.”

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

For any readers under 30, this observation will seem ridiculously obvious, even passe.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

"I think the genre has become passe, like beauty pageants used to be a big event on television. It's slipping into that category."

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2022

"The matters gothe nat well to passe in Englonde,” he had stated, "nor shall nat do tyll every thyng be common, and that there be no villayns nor gentylmen.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White