How to Use old-school in a Sentence

old-school

adjective
  • Batiste even hit the crowd with the old-school Super Mario Bros. tune.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • One of the most old-school ways to get rid of gnats is with a vinegar bowl.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But how does the latest film stack up to the old-school scares from decades past?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Go old-school: Consult the park map and use road signs.
    Jill K. Robinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Here's a guide to the spots still keeping the old-school glamor alive.
    Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • So post about your good news, call a friend to share, or go old-school and shout it from the rooftops.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The buzziest new games this year are old-school couch co-op.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The menu is always changing the old-school way — via a chalkboard in the deli.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Get back to the basics of pie baking with this old-school tool.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a new – and yet still old-school – way to de-stress and break free of the digital world.
    Connie Ogle, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Here are four old-school hot dog joints well worth a visit.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • The song playing this evening is an old-school classic.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • If this were an old-school race, these would be the five nominees.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • If old-school Capture the Flag was fun, the glow-in-the-dark version of the game is an absolute blast.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Drop and give me 20 There was more of the old-school element at practice.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Jurassic has a very hands-on, old-school way of thinking about things.
    Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Despite the truck’s old-school look, each example is new from the ground up.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Maybe your go-to spot shines with old-school charm and an awesome old fashioned.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This loveseat has some old-school soda fountain vibes in a very good way.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
  • Here are 9 old-school Southern beauty tips that haven’t gone out of style.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The karaoke host is none other than old-school hip-hop legend Kool Moe Dee.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • With retro baby names all the rage right now, these charming old-school monikers are ripe for the picking.
    Elizabeth Kadar, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Bring your own chair or blanket, or rent out a vintage car and watch them old-school style.
    Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
  • But the music business is still too full of these old-school bean counters.
    David Marchese, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The old-school Rangers weren’t created by a divine hand.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The Knit Sleep Gown is the ultimate modern update to the old-school nightgown.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • One thing to bear in mind is that this resource is truly an old-school index.
    Donna Wares, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The space sits somewhere between an old-school lesbian bar and a homey restaurant, with black walls and pops of gold and pink.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The Orinda Theatre Square location has been open 72 years and maintains its old-school feel, with pink-and-white tile floors and pink vinyl booths.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Universal Genève wasn’t just some funky, old-school Swiss brand with a cool logo to slap onto a modern watch for the nostalgic set.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024

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