out of favor

Example Sentences

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By then, nuclear power was long out of favor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The view of Bitcoin as a hedge against volatility has been out of favor for a while but ongoing developments in the Middle East have thoroughly debunked it.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The post-war zeitgeist also began putting them further and further out of favor as a preferred educational choice of some American parents for their sons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"I think swashbuckling, you know 'move fast and break things,' has kind of come out of favor," the physicist told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

True, the prospect of space travel had been out of favor for many years, but that didn’t mean it would always be.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman