Sentence examples for out of common usage from inspiring English sources
"As colly passed out of common usage among English-language speakers, it's no surprise that Austin's similar-sounding alternative calling became more popular," he wrote.
But the center did not hold much past 1980, when Sotheby's — by that time the Parke-Bernet had dropped out of common usage — started moving into its present building at York Avenue and 72nd Street.
By 2010, in the United States the term alternative rock fell out of common usage.
Similarly, the phrase "to go the way of the dodo" means to become extinct or obsolete, to fall out of common usage or practice, or to become a thing of the past.
A "W" can be denoted on the card, but, in general, this annotation has fallen out of common usage.[2].
Just because a word has fallen out of common usage is no reason you can't use it today.
At the most basic level of common usage, cost has no such clear implication.
For example, a trademark application for the term "purple grapes" would be considered too precise and already part of common usage.
Not just holy words from scripture, but ordinary words of common usage have significant impact.
The use of metaphors of violence such as "targets," "battlegrounds," "bullseyes," etc., are part of common usage in political campaigns.
Rather, it will slowly struggle for acceptance under the earlier model of common usage.
