archaic

Example Sentences

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It is widely considered the oldest archaic primate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

It felt like there was something arch, ironic and archaic even for its own era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Treasuries market, and archaic laws that require mailed paper notices.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Bishop Colenso, whose views on everything were considered unsound that day and are archaic in this, was the little dean’s particular pet.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee