Sentence examples for term has outlived from inspiring English sources

Who decides when a descriptive term has outlived its usefulness?

'Gypsy' has been handy as a catch-all term but has outlived its usefulness, becoming so degraded and misused as to be almost meaningless.

Gene skeptics such as Burian, Portin, and Fogle claim that the term gene has outlived its usefulness.

To the Editor: Here in Silicon Valley, the term "deprecated" is used to describe a technology that has outlived its usefulness.

But Professor McKeganey says it has outlived its usefulness there, both in terms of educating youths about the harms from drugs, and in treating addicts.

It has outlived its purpose.

Indeed, the Electoral College has outlived its usefulness.

But the approach has outlived the controversy.

Maybe this question has outlived its usefulness.

Our generation has outlived science fiction.

The Small Business Administration has outlived its usefulness.