museum piece

Example Sentences

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Seeing that one figure treated as a museum piece felt like a half-hearted wave to fans who grew up with Chuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

“He is not merely a museum piece, but a man,” one archaeologist told The Age in 1956.

From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024

Opera can often be stereotyped as this archaic museum piece.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

The show wasn’t meant to just be a museum piece.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

The method of loci isn’t a museum piece on the personal level either.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith