Sentence examples for obsolete term from inspiring English sources
(Even the obsolete term "New World" is newer).
Trump has railed against the practice, tweeting in November that it was over: "Catch and Release is an obsolete term.
But the O.E.D. says the obsolete term means "suppression of truth or fact for the purpose of obtaining something; fraudulent misrepresentation".
Cis-trans isomers belong to a class of stereoisomers known as diastereomers and are often referred to as geometric isomers, although this is an obsolete term.
The title "Soldier's Heart" refers to an obsolete term ascribing actual cardiac disorder to what was later known as shell shock, then battle fatigue and then post-traumatic stress disorder.
Common names often incorporate obsolete terms in the naming of the alkyl group; for example, amyl is frequently used instead of pentyl for a five-carbon chain.
The designations Tertiary and Quaternary, however, are relics of early attempts in the late 18th century at formulating a stratigraphic classification that included the now wholly obsolete terms Primary and Secondary.
The Guardian's view is that actress comes into the same category as authoress, comedienne, manageress, "lady doctor", "male nurse" and similar obsolete terms that date from a time when professions were largely the preserve of one sex (usually men).
Obsolete terms could be replaced and current drug regimens inserted.
The discussion is presented in somewhat obsolete terms of the "root of the tree of life".
