Examples of passé in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024 Do’s and don’ts The bubble-gum pink of the ’60s is passe. Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The idea of teaching classics in college is now passe. Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023 There have been plenty of mediocre, bad, and just plain terrible MCs throughout the history of hip-hop, most of whom have sucked in boring, passe ways — lack of writing, delivery and performance skills, weak imagination, poor vocabulary, forced trendiness. Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023 Constantly posting is so passe! Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022 Right now, the thought of a single-purpose device like the iPod can feel hopelessly passe. Washington Post, 10 May 2022

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“Passé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

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