How to Use outdated in a Sentence

outdated

adjective

• The Vietnam War was over, and the folk music of the 1960s was starting to seem outdated.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
• Laura isn’t a mean girl with prom-queen dreams; that’s the outdated model.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
• The rest is up in the air and parts of it are outdated, meaning it was built in the first half of the last century and of a lower voltage.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
• Our textbooks were more than 10 years old and outdated.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
• The rankings list, which features 100 MBA programs around the world, found that the degree is far from outdated.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2024
• Dispose of outdated computers, cell phones and any item with a cord or that takes a cord.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2024
• Dispose of outdated computers, cell phones and any item with a cord or that takes a cord.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
• Liz Garcia, a spokesperson for the mayor, slammed the audit as outdated and wrong.
  — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
• If your rustic country kitchen feels outdated, add a fresh coat of paint.
  — Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
• A lot of the guidelines for what that analysis should look like are pretty outdated.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
• Since most cards are capable of much, much faster speeds, this symbol is a bit outdated.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2022
• There are loads of gadgets to upgrade your outdated ones or to gift those on your holiday list this year.
  — Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• So, yes, the British monarchy is strange and outdated and an endless gristmill for tabloid gossip.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
• Replace smoke detectors at least every 10 years: Don't place your life in the hands of an outdated smoke alarm.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
• She’s been there so long she’s cycled through the big roles (a key solo) and still appears front and center on the very outdated press photos.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
• Get rid of outdated barrettes and clips and accessories that don’t work or are broken.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 July 2023
• Are these outdated and outlandish tropes called upon as well?
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
• The episode’s final and arguably best sketch flipped an outdated stereotype.
  — Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2022
• There was one outdated brick building and no restrooms.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
• And its notions of hard work and believing in yourself as the sole keys to success read as a bit outdated to today’s savvy kids.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• Costner, to his credit, wants to nudge the Western away from a white hat/black hat mythology that’s now outdated.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2024
• With all the outdoor games and toys kids have to choose from, something as simple as a hula hoop might seem a little low-tech or outdated—but that's half the fun.
  — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 16 July 2024
• For many, dressing for bed feels like an outdated practice.
  — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
• What once felt outdated is chic again, whether as an all-over wall color or part of a tone-on-tone neutral color palette.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024
• What to Consider The racerback bra design is a bit outdated.
  — Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• The dispute raises the question of whether Rule 53 is an outdated remnant of another time.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023
• Nowadays, chefs like Eng aren’t afraid of talking about MSG and listing it on their menus, which is helping to change outdated mindsets.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 9 May 2023
• Watch out for outdated ancestral mindsets that are holding you back from making the best choices in the present.
  — Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
• However, some aspects of an old home can feel outdated rather than retro.
  — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
• This might be an uncomfortable statement for some, particularly those who find belief in any sort of deity to be an outdated relic of a bygone era.
  — Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024