archaic

Example Sentences

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What’s going on with the obsession with reviving archaic occupations, like learning from artisans fixing old shoes?

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Like Karen Barwick though, he questions the need to string them up calling it "archaic".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

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

So many of our archaic traditions and rules need to be challenged.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman