retrograde

Example Sentences

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She points out the ongoing Jupiter retrograde and urges participants to “let the parts that are inquisitive drive you.”

From Los Angeles Times

Cubism was not only dominant in 1921, when Keck made his stylistically retrograde statue, but its genesis owes much to African art.

From Los Angeles Times

"Once again, this is an abuse of power that characterises the regime's retrograde practices. The aim is to silence a dissenting voice," it said in a statement.

From BBC

The Republican position on women is slightly more cloaked, but no less retrograde.

From Los Angeles Times

Increasingly, they seem comfortable with reskinning their retrograde ideas with the aesthetics of woo-woo instead of Christianity, so long as it serves the goal of crushing social progress.

From Salon