Examples of out-of-date in a Sentence

his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
Recent Examples on the Web As a result, its out-of-date rules discourage work. Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Here are the players: Employers should recognize the out-of-date skill sets in our workplace and accept that a whole flock of perfectly skilled workers is not liable to show up out of the blue anytime soon. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 The article states that Reinsdorf is stuck in his old ways, doesn't accept new baseball metrics and even has the team fly on an old, out-of-date plane. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024 The agent can also perform hardware and software inventories in real-time, which is handy to understand how far out-of-date machines on your network are and what needs to be patched or upgraded. Peter Karlson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-of-date 

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Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of out-of-date was in 1589

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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-date. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

out-of-date

adjective
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