How to Use dying breed in a Sentence
dying breed
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The sedan is not a dying breed.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2026
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No wonder guys like Monday are a dying breed in pro sports.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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With films of that ilk now a dying breed, even just bringing them to mind is perhaps the most that fans of his humor can hope for.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Adrian Reynard was the last of his kind, a dying breed of engineers.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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In their own ways, Miranda, Andy, and Emily are each members of a dying breed.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Like roll-up windows and cigarette lighters, manual transmissions are a dying breed among new vehicles.
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Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cherki is a dying breed of player, particularly now he’s been transferred to a Premier League which has moved away from off-the-cuff dribblers and towards set-play schemes.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The family-friendly, middlebrow chains of the previous century are a dying breed; Barnes & Noble endures as a place where just about anyone can be comfortably set loose for an hour or two.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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In a league that puts so much of an emphasis on passing and explosive completions, Roman has positioned himself as the last of a dying breed, a run-first coordinator who — at least outwardly — believes in allowing his offensive linemen to come off the ball and play downhill as ground-game blockers.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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