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Obsolescent is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Obsolescent in a sentence

Obsolescent meaning

In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

Synonyms of Obsolescent

noncurrent

Related words

Other words often associated with Obsolescent or its synonyms:

back past superannuated disused obsolete old dead current outdated

Using Obsolescent

  • The main meaning on this page is: In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
  • Useful related words include: noncurrent.
  • In the example corpus, obsolescent often appears in combinations such as: as obsolescent, obsolescent and, and obsolescent.

Context around Obsolescent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

considered 1× fifty 1×

Often after:

types 2× designs 1× jupiter 1× era 1× idiom 1×

Sentence patterns with Obsolescent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

already considered obsolescent 1× but as obsolescent as they 1× had only obsolescent types with 1× identified as obsolescent and expected 1× materialise and obsolescent types had 1× missiles as obsolescent and already 1× obsolete and obsolescent designs such 1× of an obsolescent era sfn 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a small set 1× even though the 1× every backup program 1× however they explained 1× it also recorded 1× khrushchev was also 1×

Common sentence endings:

a future standard 1× already considered obsolescent 1× ballistic submarine missiles 1× during april 1962 1× from british shells 1× great archive media 1×

Words around Obsolescent

Just before it in the word index:

obsolescence 44 obsitnik 2 obsidimen 2 obsidian 91 obsi 3 obseva 3

Just after it in the word index:

obsolete 485 obsoleted 3 obsoletes 3 obsoleting 2 obst 8 obstacle 694

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Obsolescent

  • In this selection, "obsolescent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, considered, fifty, types, designs and jupiter stand out and add context to how "obsolescent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include already considered obsolescent and but as obsolescent as they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obsolescent" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obsolescent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A small set of features were identified as "obsolescent" and expected to be removed in a future standard. (18 words)

Every backup program supports hard drives, but as obsolescent as they may seem, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs are great archive media. (22 words)

The manner of his death gave rise to the obsolescent idiom, "to fight like King John of Bohemia", meaning "to fight blindly". (22 words)

Longer example sentences

However, they explained at a meeting of the Reich Industrial Council on 18 September 1941 that the new next generation aircraft had failed to materialise, and obsolescent types had to be continued to keep up with the growing need for replacements. (41 words)

Practitioners of pure ukiyo-e became more rare, and tastes turned away from a genre seen as a remnant of an obsolescent era.sfn Artists continued to produce occasional notable works, but by the 1890s the tradition was moribund. (39 words)

It also recorded the first jet-to-jet aerial kill, downing a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 in Korea, although by this time the F-80 (as it was redesignated in June 1948) was already considered obsolescent. (36 words)

Example sentences (12)

Thus, obsolete and obsolescent designs such as the Boys and the 2-pounder antitank gun continued to be produced in great numbers despite their disappointing performance.

Every backup program supports hard drives, but as obsolescent as they may seem, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs are great archive media.

A small set of features were identified as "obsolescent" and expected to be removed in a future standard.

Even though the Peruvian vessel was obsolescent by the time of the encounter, it stood up well to roughly 50 hits from British shells.

However, they explained at a meeting of the Reich Industrial Council on 18 September 1941 that the new next generation aircraft had failed to materialise, and obsolescent types had to be continued to keep up with the growing need for replacements.

It also recorded the first jet-to-jet aerial kill, downing a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 in Korea, although by this time the F-80 (as it was redesignated in June 1948) was already considered obsolescent.

It was in these circumstances that Winston Churchill, who had become Prime Minister on May 10, 1940, first wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt to request the loan of fifty obsolescent US Navy destroyers.

Khrushchev was also reacting in part to the nuclear threat of obsolescent Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missiles which the U.S. had installed in Turkey during April 1962.

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Later versions of the T-34 tank could withstand Stuka attack in general, unless a direct hit was scored but the Soviet 44th Army had only obsolescent types with thin armour which were nearly all destroyed.

Practitioners of pure ukiyo-e became more rare, and tastes turned away from a genre seen as a remnant of an obsolescent era.sfn Artists continued to produce occasional notable works, but by the 1890s the tradition was moribund.

The manner of his death gave rise to the obsolescent idiom, "to fight like King John of Bohemia", meaning "to fight blindly".

Unknown to the Soviets, the U.S. regarded the Jupiter missiles as obsolescent and already supplanted by the Polaris nuclear ballistic submarine missiles.

Advertentie

Common combinations with obsolescent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "obsolescent" in a sentence?
An example: "Thus, obsolete and obsolescent designs such as the Boys and the 2-pounder antitank gun continued to be produced in great numbers despite their disappointing performance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "obsolescent" from authentic English texts.
What does "obsolescent" mean?
Obsolescent means: In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
What are synonyms of "obsolescent"?
Common synonyms of "obsolescent" include: noncurrent.
How many example sentences with "obsolescent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "obsolescent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.