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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

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

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

These three are all of the best families, and their relations stick to them in the background, so they are not altogether déclassé.

From Man and Maid by Glyn, Elinor