How to Use a sign of the times in a Sentence
a sign of the times
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Lessons in Chemistry is a sign of the times — the 1950s, that is.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
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The detention of the two activists is a sign of the times.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
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In a sign of the times in college football, that won’t be the case in 2023.
—Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2023
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One was the Bible, which hasn’t showed up in past surveys, but that may be a sign of the times.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 6 July 2023
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The Look: Embellished dusters, crazy jeans, wild hair: pretty much a sign of the times.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
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According to Bryson Taggart, an Opendoor agent based in Arizona, the decline is a sign of the times.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
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In a sign of the times, perhaps, all four of America’s largest carmakers passed on running Super Bowl ads this year—the first time that’s happened in 23 years.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
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Dennis Hopper Take the actor's Cuban collar and cuffed short sleeves as a sign of the times – but if that's not enough, refer to the cat-eyed glasses to his left in this yearbook snapshot.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
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Consider it a sign of the times, as both of the new model's powertrains are sure to offer better fuel economy than the V-6.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
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And in a sign of the times, the bill has been updated since last year to include protections against the use of artificial intelligence.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
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Mini's launching the fifth-generation Cooper hatchback for the 2025 model year and, as a sign of the times, is leading with the Cooper Electric.
—Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
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Also a sign of the times, Law donned a pair of white, full-length Gaultier gloves decorated in a black surrealist pattern.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
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This fixation on male superiority was a sign of the times not just in academia but in society at large.
—Cara Ocobock, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
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Lewis — consciously or not, solely or not, maybe just as a sign of the times — succeeded in getting Oppenheimer canceled.
—Vulture, 25 July 2023
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Is that a sign of the times and past attitudes toward domestic violence or is there a deeper reality at play?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
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In a sign of the times, Marley & The Wailers all record in one room simultaneously in the clip, as opposed to isolating vocals and instrumentals as is commonly done now.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
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Turbochargers are a sign of the times, attempting to prop up performance while adhering to new, stricter emissions regulations.
—Aaron Kiley, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
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Nevertheless, in a sign of the times, the nature of the jobs Biden is trying to bring back is often quite different than the jobs of the last century – such as his efforts to ramp up manufacturing of chips for AI and other high-tech applications.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
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Many say the closures are a sign of the times in a maturing industry with increasingly difficult business conditions within the state, and growing competition elsewhere.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
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