Sentence examples for despite the modern from inspiring English sources

The result, despite the modern setting, is a strangely old-fashioned fable, with a redeeming innocent thrown among evil men.

Despite the modern, fashionable feel of its new ads, Woodford Reserve's definitions of gender are radically narrow, and its sense of the possibilities for human sexuality even narrower.

Despite the modern references, Desaparecidos sound as if they are harking back to a time when Jimmy Eat World and Glassjaw were the height of angsty American apathy.

Despite the modern reputation of football in Florida, Texas and California, Ohio considers itself the cradle of the sport, but Tressel does not seem intimidated by these surroundings.

Despite the modern makeover, the design respects the building's Victorian past, retaining many original features which are perfectly at home with the vast grey sofas and neutral tones of the lounge and breakfast room.

This is her first album in seven years and, despite the modern presence of Macy Gray on the bubbling Bombay Sapphires, nothing much has changed in Nicks's hermetic world.

And despite all the modern distractions which can blight relationships, over a third of respondents said they had sex two to four times a week.

Aubrey Manning, emeritus professor of natural history at Edinburgh, pointed to "the brilliance of the simulations - still never done better despite all the modern computer graphics.

Aubrey Manning, emeritus professor of natural history at Edinburgh, praises 2001 for "the brilliance of the simulations - still never done better despite all the modern computer graphics.

I have never been able to binge watch television shows, despite all the modern amenities that put seasons upon seasons of obscure and groundbreaking television at my fingertips.

Despite all the modern technology, staying in touch is hard.