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 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 know Home Depot is out of favor, but its scale is enormous,” says Jamison, a fan of the stock and its 3% dividend yield.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Fibermaxxing — ‘maxxing’ of whatever — typically falls out of favor pretty quickly because it’s simply not sustainable,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
It later fell out of favor and was known only to some jazz connoisseurs.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
