How to Use out-of-date in a Sentence

out-of-date

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• An out-of-date timetable was fixed to the inside of the shelter.
  — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• Her Queen Olga piece was moot, of course, since the paper had run the out-of-date May 2 account.
  — Richard Byrne, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
• Even an out-of-date literary journal would have done the job.
  — Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• Some of the changes clarified out-of-date terminology that was still on the books since the last time the rules were updated in 1985.
  — Bo Erickson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
• As people get more out-of-date with vaccination and the virus mutates, the risk of a severe wave becomes greater.
  — Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 19 July 2024
• The article states that Reinsdorf is stuck in his old ways, doesn't accept new baseball metrics and even has the team fly on an old, out-of-date plane.
  — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
• Nothing is as stale as an out-of-date corporate video – just think pre-Internet 1980’s.
  — Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Here is a list of eligible IDs, and according to the state’s website, the photo ID can be expired and have an out-of-date address.
  — Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
• The program, started 51 years ago but updated little since then, is hampered by out-of-date rules, such as the limit on assets.
  — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
• Despite the lack of supplies and out-of-date facilities, some have been impressed, Haaretz reported this week.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Many of us have been cleaning with out-of-date vacuum cleaners that don’t suck up dirt effectively.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
• The administration’s plan also seems to be relying on an out-of-date view of the technologies of drug development and the patent system.
  — Michael Astrue, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024
• There’s some slightly out-of-date aesthetic fussiness at Café Carmellini, especially at the beginning of the meal.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
• Some sites are more than a century old, with out-of-date plumbing and ageing materials leading to disruptions in care.
  — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• The problem comes from out-of-date standard deduction amounts for married and single tax filers in the 2023 tax bill language, according to the Department of Revenue.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
• There’s nothing worse for a CEO or customer than trying to jump right in with out-of-date information or without an accurate picture of what’s going on.
  — Allbusiness, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• His photographs were formed from out-of-date film stock, strange exposures, erratic focus and crazy perspectives.
  — Christian House, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
• The need to nudge those cutoff dates up to circa 1990 became obvious years ago, but making a minor adjustment to an out-of-date law turns out to be the most challenging form of renovation there is.
  — Curbed, 24 Jan. 2024
• When a whale washes ashore, the minister, who shares developments from out-of-date newspapers at mass, suggests that submarine radar could explain its fate.
  — Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024
• The agent can also perform hardware and software inventories in real-time, which is handy to understand how far out-of-date machines on your network are and what needs to be patched or upgraded.
  — Peter Karlson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• The same shortcut file can be configured to summon Internet Explorer, which is now considered an out-of-date and insecure browser.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
• Security teams should ensure that vulnerable and out-of-date OT devices are properly patched and updated, even if this has to be a manual process.
  — Sameer Malhotra, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• The buildings with the lowest vacancy rates are usually older properties, in less desirable locations and with out-of-date amenities.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
• True to his racing obsession, Enzo Ferrari would discard out-of-date race cars without hesitation.
  — Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
• An earlier version of this article contained out-of-date information in a photo caption.
  — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
• Rising and Restore the Delta — argue that out-of-date water quality standards have led to collapsing fish populations and worsening algae blooms.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• For decades, these out-of-date regulations have been roadblocks to building new housing, especially in high-opportunity areas close to transit, economic hubs, and good schools.
  — Shams Dabaron, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
• The news underscores how out-of-date consumer technology can potentially pose a national security threat.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
• Cherkonov, framing the conflict, as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy often does, as a fight for freedom and democracy against out-of-date imperial authoritarianism.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
• This led to a sector that was highly fragmented and dominated by ‘mom-and-pop’ practices that typically used antiquated software and lacked marketing expertise, while their physical offices were often dreary and out-of-date.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 May 2024

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025