Modern-day

"Modern-day" in a Sentence (16 examples)

Some think that too much intellectualizing will reduce their sexual vigour. It's like modern-day superstition.

The pomegranate originated in the region of modern-day Iran, and is now widely cultivated across the globe.

Well, my friend, it's called "modern-day" slavery.

The modern-day Georgian writing system is called Mkhedruli and has 33 letters.

The lavish Gilded Age mansions of the late 1800s and modern-day McMansions both reflect the conspicuous consumption of a powerful wealthy class.

It may be hard to believe that in modern-day America, not everybody has access to high-speed internet. But that is the reality for many Americans, especially those in rural areas of the country.

I just checked with the other "modern-day native English speaker" in the household, i.e. my wife. She couldn't see anything wrong with the sentence.

The story is taking place in modern-day Algiers.

After the pandemic began, COVID medical workers became modern-day heroes.

Massinissa united his kingdom in modern-day Algeria and Tunisia.

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Modern-day Greek is a lot different from ancient Greek, or koine.

Of course, modern-day theories debunk that idea.

And like the battles fought over baptism by sprinkling as opposed to total immersion, these modern-day disputations can be tedious.

The Yongping garrison was located between Siming prefecture and Môn Châu, or modern-day Na Cham. The Qianlong garrison was located at modern-day Shangsi county in southern Guangxi.

That couple led police on a wild goose chase like a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde!

Lambert had been on the pitch only three minutes when he rose, in the style of a modern-day Nat Lofthouse, to score with the arching, powerful header that completely changed the emphasis on a night when Roy Hodgson's team had, at times, exhausted the patience of their home crowd.

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