déclassé

Example Sentences

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By elevating quotidian subject matter to a sublime frenzy of saturated hues, he established color photography as an art form during the 1960s and ’70s, when it had been dismissed as déclassé.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

She’s a remnant of a déclassé life that Simone wants to leave behind.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

This general variety of business has often been viewed as déclassé, the province of fast-talking hustlers.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

A cut once deemed déclassé is now at the forefront of chicness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Mr. Schleusner, who was small and vulgar and déclassé and really knew something about business.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair