out of fashion

Idioms and Phrases

Also, out of style . See go out , def. 5.

Example Sentences

Cursive began fading from classrooms after California and 40 other states adopted the 2010 Common Core State Standards for English and math, which didn’t include the out-of-fashion script.

From Seattle Times

Young people recoil at the Second Amendment argument even more than they cringe at that out-of-fashion furniture their parents have piled up in the basement and are now offering them.

From Salon

“And of course he aimed most of his barbs at powerful successes — the best of them bearing Charlie’s insults as badges of pride — while succoring the out-of-fashion and beginners.”

From New York Times

Second-quarter net sales of $3.86 billion topped Wall Street expectations of $3.82 billion, buoyed by a 9% jump in sales at Banana Republic, even as Gap struggled to sell out-of-fashion clothes at Old Navy.

From Reuters

The dreamy, longing songs on “Preacher’s Daughter” — largely written, recorded and produced alone in her bedroom — may be soaring in sound and intention, but they are deliberately slow, hazy and dense, often stretching past the six-minute mark before exploding into an out-of-fashion guitar solo or spooky instrumental passage.

From New York Times

Related Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• out-of-date
• outmoded