retro

Example Sentences

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His first effort featured a  cyan-colored Virgin Mary image layered on a retro Chivas tee, which gained traction on his Instagram account.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Chicken salad, tuna salad, pasta salad, potato salad — any of the vaguely retro, mayo-bound “salads” that aren’t really about lettuce at all — benefit from pickle juice.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Watching the game in my retro jersey, booking flights to Budapest.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The dash resembles something from a retro sci-fi movie, a spaceship’s control panels or Doc Brown’s modified DeLorean.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith