Sentence examples for a dated story from inspiring English sources

To this eye, his conceit seemed a fine way both to contextualize some of the connotations somnambulism had in the 19th century and to present a silly plot that made more sense as a dated story in a book than as an actual love story in its own right.

"Mr. Pollack's new film runs straight up against a snobbish and dated story, Billy Wilder's status as a national treasure and Audrey Hepburn's heart-stopping way of purring the word 'Paris' with music in her voice," Janet Maslin wrote in The Times.

They approved our publishing Gottfredson's work in full, but understandably asked us to include textual material that put the dated story elements in context.

For the reality is that, even if the retail aspect of the BHS story strikes a dated note, the financial dealings behind the scenes are bang up to date, typifying the ugly realities of the modern British way of doing business.

MB: "Feels like a hectic, strip-cartoon account of a dated pop classic".

But Gauguin's success, compounded by a dated understanding of the culture of these islands, mean that this one story has become the only story.

The Conservative party today slammed the report as "digital dithering from a dated government".

Wag is not a dirty word, just a dated one.

Are you trying to play him in a dated way?

A touch of brass can enliven a dated kitchen.

There is a dated look to Ms. Sanfeliu's images.