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• The use of the obsolete machines was gradually phased out as the new models were phased in.From the entry phase
• The einstein (symbol E) is an obsolete unit with two conflicting definitions.From the entry einstein
• This obsolete software is unsupported. Please upgrade to the latest version.From the entry unsupported
• Bronchography is rarely performed, as it has been made obsolete with improvements in computed tomography and bronchoscopy.From the entry bronchography
• Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.From the entry attribute
• In those days there was a ferry at Sleepytown. Modern roads and bridges for motor vehicles have rendered such local river ferries obsolete.From the entry ferry
• The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.From the entry barker
• The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.From the entry barker
• But in the west’s deindustrialised, neoliberal era, such biopolitics is obsolete.2017 December 30, Stuart Jeffries, “Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power by Byung-Chul Han – review”, in The Guardian. From the entry biopolitics
• They had thought it obsolete, but, were relieved of this misapprehension by Yule’s friend Major Trotter.2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look at ‘Hobson-Jobson’”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27…. From the entry relieve
• The sixth-generation Kindle might render MP3-players obsolete, but this one sure doesn't.2009 November 18, Omar El Akkad, “’Kindleocracy’ cripples a pretty good e-reader”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge…. From the entry MP3-player
• This practice is now obsolete and at present length is a quantity, its numerical value its magnitude.1999, Arnošt Kotyk, “Introduction”, in Quantities, Symbols, Units, and Abbreviations in the Life Sciences: A Guide for Authors and…. From the entry quantity
• Innovations in the communications industry often means that existing media become obsolete.1995, Sten Thore, “Messages, Images, and Robots”, in The Diversity, Complexity, and Evolution of High Tech Capitalism, Boston, Mass.…. From the entry semaphore
• The actual hardware is obsolete; for example, the memories are of the old ferrite core type.1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle…. From the entry ferrite
• Kembleite: An obsolete local name, of unknown origin, used in reference to altered scapolite (algerite).1972, Clifford Frondel, The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill: a checklist, page 64. From the entry algerite
• Brewer could never have passed up such intriguing derivements (obsolete but such a lovely word) .1942, Otto C. Lightner, Pearl Ann Reeder, Hobbies - Volume 47, Part 1, page 34. From the entry derivement
• The revolutionists who are playing hob with our generation are really masters of the obsolete.1940, D.A. Lord, Our Lady in the Modern World, iii. 141. From the entry play hob with
• We had believed that the Hingham bucket was as obsolete as the Eohippus.1902, Drawing and Manual Training Journal, volumes 1-2, page 124. From the entry bucketry
• Over time, the concern is that the cafe’s role as the heart of Parisian society will become obsolete, Mr.2025 January 21, Vivian Song, “Specialty Coffee Shops and Parisian Cafes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25…. From the entry Parisian
• Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles.2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 249. From the entry lexis
• Yet, as Rose says, "Never again is obsolete.2014, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Whitney Douglas, Sara W. Fry, The Activist Learner: Inquiry, Literacy, and Service to Make Learning Better…. From the entry never again
• Files written fifteen or twenty years ago on superannuated computers and obsolete operating systems are for practical purposes irretrievable.2010, Bruce Rich, To Uphold the World: A Call for a New Global Ethic from Ancient India, Beacon Press, published 2010, →ISBN. From the entry superannuated
• “Wrapt” is an obsolete past-tense and past-participial form of “wrap.”2009 November 9, Rob Kyff, “Word Watch: Aaargh! See If You ‘R’ Right With This Test”, in Hartford Courant, volume CLXXIII, number 313…. From the entry past-participial
• The Doctor was a humanist, and his spacecraft was an obsolete phone box redolent of bobbies with whistles.2006 September, Steve Tomkins, “Icon of the Month No. 82: Dr Who”, in Simon Jones, editor, Third Way, volume 29, number 7, Harrow, London…. From the entry lightsaber
• But UFOlogy has gone through a radical change, and in the Nineties the terms of the past are largely obsolete.1990 December, D. Stacy, T. Sanda, “The alien almanac”, in Omni, volume 13, number 3, pages 97–105. From the entry nineties
• And style is what makes everything obsolete before it’s unuseable.1990, Mariette Hartley with Anne Commire, Breaking the Silence, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 39. From the entry unuseable
• No matter that it's elderly, if not obsolete — it's our chance to put kitchen-sinkery behind us and begin a leisured after-dinner life.2020, Renée Hollis, Struggle and Success: True Stories That Reveal the Depths of the Human Experience, Exisle Publishing, →ISBN, page 212. From the entry kitchen-sinkery
• The arid argot of the estate agent’s schedule becomes obsolete when the task is to sell a pub-restaurant at the edge of a Highland wilderness.2018 November 25, Kevin McKenna, “Remote island pub for sale ... just don’t expect a quiet life”, in The Guardian. From the entry quadratic equation
• We cannot tell if we're facing "nonsense" words that she's coining afresh or obsolete, Old English antiquarianisms from before the standardization of spelling.Jeffrey Jullich, Review of Bed Hangings by Susan Howe, Electronic Poetry Review #2. Retrieved on October 30, 2006. From the entry antiquarianism
• We think it’s about time for the hypocritical members of the parent-teacher click responsible for obsolete standards and regulations to wake up and die right!2004, National Lampoon, edited by Scott Rubin, Sean Crespo, and Mason Brown, National Lampoon's Big Book of Love, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry wake up and die right
• It is all extremely crude, yet it furnishes evidence that the faithful are endeavoring to prevent bibliopoesy from becoming an obsolete art in San Francisco.1909 July 15, “Bets Taken Amid Church Volumes; Religious “Book Store” Cloak for Poolroom for Those Who “Play Ponies.” Booklover Has Shock…. From the entry bibliopoesy
• Implanted chips conjure a world of convenience where the keys-wallet-phone check before you walk out the door is obsolete, since you'll be carrying all your information inside your hand.2019, Miles Raymer, “NEXT STOP, CYBORGS How Biohackers Are Reimagining Humanity,”, in Penthouse USA, page 46. From the entry wallet, keys, phone
• In fact, information on when each of the terms first appeared in English, and if obsolete, how long they persisted, is entirely absent from the literature.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 3. From the entry literature
• Many obsolete cultural attributes that are significant for legitimizing an ethnic group in China have been adapted by the group to reinforce the previously weakened Manchu identity.2018, Fenggang Yang, “Northeast China [东北地区]”, in Atlas of Religion in China: Social and Geographical Contexts, Brill Publishers, →ISBN…. From the entry Kuandian

Meaning of obsolete

1. adjective No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
2. adjective Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
3. verb To cause to become obsolete.

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Questions about obsolete in a sentence

How do you use obsolete in a sentence?

Obsolete is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.”

What is a short sentence with obsolete?

“This software component has been obsoleted.”

What does obsolete mean?

Obsolete means no longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.