Obsolete

//ɑbsəˈliːt//

"Obsolete" in a Sentence (17 examples)

The obsolete regime is about to collapse.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

"ASCII quotes" are a substitute character for the “real” quotes that vary from language to language, and the advent of Unicode have rendered ASCII quotes obsolete.

That's an obsolete model.

Floppy disks became obsolete long ago, but I still have some, and I still use them.

If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

It's obsolete.

This use is obsolete.

This is an obsolete usage.

Your computer is obsolete. You need to buy a new one.

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Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.

Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.

Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.

These two birds somewhat closely resemble each other, but the Sedge Warbler is russet-brown above, the feathers with dark centres, the pale buff eyestripe is very clearly defined, and the underparts are buffish white; the Reed Warbler is more olive on the upper parts, the feathers having no dark centres, the underparts are more inclined to buff, and the eyestripe is nearly obsolete.

This software component has been obsoleted.

We are in the process of obsoleting this product.

Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us?

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