museum piece
noun
1
: something preserved in or suitable for a museum
2
: one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past
Examples of museum piece in a Sentence
That old computer will soon be a museum piece.
that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece
Recent Examples on the Web
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for museum piece
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/museum%20piece. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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