declasse

Example Sentences

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As prevalent as garlic is in American cooking today, for much of the 20th century it was considered an exotic, even déclassé, ingredient.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Without that preparation, would the Crawleys have been open to the declassé movie industry as a way to keep up their home?

From Salon

God bless those ragtag crews in period garb who approach some kind of erotic or déclassé endeavor with wholesome camaraderie; may we be them, may we know them, may we continue to have bubbly, charming shows about them.

From New York Times

And there is a small but passionate trade in so-called dusty whiskey, bottles that might have sat on a liquor-store shelf for decades, when bourbon was déclassé, but are now suddenly unicorns.

From New York Times