Sentence examples for retrogressive idea from inspiring English sources

When I ask Fox about the obsessive interest in an athlete's transition, she brings up the retrogressive idea that, despite the fact that there are actually many female athletes, sports are men's domain.

For anyone else, this would be not only a strange concept, but a retrogressive idea, simply a throwback to another era.

Although some claimed the appearance of Ringo (who kicked off the year by drumming on St George's Hall roof) and Sir Paul (who played to a packed Anfield in June) was unhelpfully retrogressive, the idea of throwing a party without inviting the two surviving Beatles was unthinkable.

"He was rather retrogressive in thought, wasn't he?" Sassoon said.

Even then, however, the idea of linking a physical card to a digital wallet seemed somewhat retrogressive.

But retrogressive it is not.

Eastern observers considered this retrogressive.

It seemed corny and retrogressive then.