Sentence examples for once popular for from inspiring English sources

The lumber was once popular for cabinetwork, implements, and archery bows; it is used more today for carved articles and turnery.

Fueling Jiffy Lube's growth over the last three decades has been the near disappearance of full-service gas stations, once popular for oil changes, as operators found it more lucrative to operate convenience stores than garages.

Once popular for wedding receptions and baptism parties, the hotel's pool now holds only a few inches of stagnant rainwater, and a stream of exhausted international aid workers has replaced the celebrations.

Cascades are especially common in medicine as doctors take their cues from others, leading them to overdiagnose some faddish ailments (called bandwagon diseases) and overprescribe certain treatments (like the tonsillectomies once popular for children).

As any Mad Men fan knows, it was once popular for men to wear hats everywhere they went — except, that is, when they stepped indoors.

The minister, who according to the WikiLeaks cable was once popular for his "tough" stance on immigration, resigned in disgrace.

The 30-year bond rallied far more sharply, but it was not clear if this was because of what may be a nuanced change in Mr. Greenspan's comments about resuming the issuance of this once popular benchmark for the Treasury market.

Some contests between animals, once popular entertainment for the public, have become illegal because of the cruelty involved.

To the north, the Army has deployed armor and helicopter gunships to drive Taliban and other militants out of Swat, a once popular tourist destination known for its mountain vales.

The once popular "headache response" endpoint for acute trials should now be considered obsolete.

The last to speak, Victim No. 4, had been involved with and pursued by the once popular PSU football coach for years.