How to Use passé in a Sentence

passé

adjective
  • That style of music is now considered passé.
  • The church may be polarized and waning, and conscience may be passe in the Trump era.
    — The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board, sacbee, 29 May 2018
  • This isn't the first time Starbucks has decided old media is too passe for its cafes.
    — CBS News, 12 July 2019
  • This isn't the first time Starbucks has decided old media is too passe for its cafes.
    — Madeline Purdue, USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • And posts on Leonardo DiCaprio's Auburn hat are now borderline passe.
    — Jeremy Henderson, AL.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The idea of a regular boutique almost seems just as passe as malls are becoming.
    — Isa Giallorenzo, Chicago Reader, 9 Mar. 2018
  • So please settle this debate: Are critter shorts timeless or passe?
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 8 May 2018
  • Pastel de nata’s rivals Not that pasteis de nata are passe.
    — Paul Ames, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Coming at a time when the overt objectification of women seems passe, the message seems just right.
    — Sylvia Hui, The Seattle Times, 18 Feb. 2018
  • For many millennials, that stigma is passe, and a band of progressive men is working diligently to shred it.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Start-up incubators are a bit passe and involve actual work.
    — Naomi Datta, Quartz India, 15 Dec. 2019
  • But Snapchat is stepping up its game to lure more people away from Facebook, the social media Goliath that is growing passe for the next generation of smartphone users.
    — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Valdes balanced on one leg for what felt like eons, changing positions from arabesque to passe develope without the use of her partner, Patricio Reve.
    — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
  • Now, the universality of the material comes off as generic, banal and passe.
    — Lee Williams, OregonLive.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Sticking to remote work where one’s spare bedroom becomes the backdrop to important business meetings is becoming quite passe.
    — Michael Alpiner, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late ‘70s to early ‘80s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 19 May 2022
  • Post-independence, Indians adopted it as an alternative to the business suit, although it’s now seen as passe.
    — Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Their torrid second-half start ended the ambiguity of the Mariners’ status as either a buyer or seller (though Dipoto said that whole concept is passe nowadays).
    — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, 20 July 2017
  • Printed books aren’t just passe, they have been unfairly associated with ideas about elitism and the life of mind, which terrify museum professionals on this side of the Atlantic.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Betting on wins or losses is passe.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Cranston got himself the exact same watch because friendship bracelets are so passe.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
  • But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • But these days, many of the traditional Olympic sports are beginning to feel passe to a younger generation.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • That meant a dozen roses was passe and cottage-bohemian aesthetic arrangements were in.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2024

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