unfashionable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He doted on the music of Rachmaninoff when Rachmaninoff was unfashionable and on Steve Reich when Reich was found unfathomable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Uprooting efforts are particularly focused on areas producing unfashionable low-cost reds in southwest France, such as Bordeaux or Languedoc.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
It's an unfashionable position, yet these players hold one of the most important roles in the team and are often unsung heroes in Super Bowl-winning sides.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Whatever one thought of its conclusions, it represented a serious, if already unfashionable, attempt to think carefully about the moral and philosophical implications of technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
When he’d started Scion, he’d told potential investors that, because he was in the business of making unfashionable bets, they should evaluate him over the long term—say, five years.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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