How to Use modern in a Sentence
- They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.
- Water pollution is a growing problem in the modern world.
- He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.
- Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.
- The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.
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Amid all the sound and fury of the modern world, this is a sedan that soothes the soul.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
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China is looking to send two rockets to the moon by the end of the decade in the modern race to space.
—David Zimmermann, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023
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Born in 1820, Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing.
—Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
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The textured bar stools break away from the modern design, giving the space a cozy feel.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
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But in the modern world, there is no space for innocence.
—Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
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There was a huge amount made of Diana being a breath of fresh air and [so] modern.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
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But most of the stuff in modern day seems sort of not a direct corollary to anything that's going on now.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
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The modern Seattle music scene is not just one type of artist, music genre, or venue.
—Lauren Ballantyne, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
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Go modern with Zara’s rope belt, Tom Ford’s gold-bar belt, or Toteme’s skinny waist belt.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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Some may prefer a more modern style than these cork-bottom wedges.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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The matte black finish provides a sleek and modern look with a touch of moodiness.
—Leslie J. Thompson, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
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Madame Web is thoroughly un-self-aware, the rare modern movie that achieves the status of pure camp without meaning to.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
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Shops selling meat, frowned upon in modern Hinduism, have been closed in some states.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
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It’s made from stainless steel with a trendy matte black finish that will look striking in a modern kitchen.
—Savannah Sher, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
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The residence has a modern feel running through its inside, as well.
—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
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Nick Saban’s retirement brings down the curtain on the career of a modern legend of the sport of football, let alone the college game.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
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Health and safety The progress in humanity’s health in modern times has been enormous.
—Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
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The modern Spanish-style house has six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, wood beam ceilings, a pool and a tennis court.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024
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The greatest testament to his contributions to the modern world is found in the safety record of air travel.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
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The sewage treatment plant is a modern and pleasant place (at least, as pleasant as sewage works get), with pale green buildings and neat rows of trees in the flower beds.
—Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
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The new installment is set in Minnesota and North Dakota in the most modern period for the franchise yet: 2019.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
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David Hockney painted them next to swimming pools and stark modern houses.
—Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
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Many have parents or grandparents who left the Middle East decades ago when the modern Israeli state was founded.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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Yet most of those efforts, frankly, are flops—ineffective, impractical, even bizarre ways to force romance to unfold in a manner that isn’t natural to modern courtship.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
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Lucas said that some people came to him seeking tradition, fed up with the way modern Christianity is connected to the latest trends of society.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
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The ancient lives side by side with the modern at the Temple House.
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
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And the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern.
—Stephen Wade, ajc, 29 July 2021
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Luke and Lionel agree and love that Alyssa was able to mix the classic with the modern with that song choice.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2021
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Here’s what’s on tap — and ballet and modern — from the Portland dance world.
—oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
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The Windsors have long made a habit of melding the old with the new, the traditional with the modern.
—Patrick Mulholland, National Review, 29 Aug. 2020
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As is typical of the modern far right, the ISD found that these groups were transnational.
—Will Bedingfield, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
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And in the back there was a hall where a dancing teacher called Hazel Johnson used to teach tap dancing and modern.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2021
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His house, modern, built to code on eight-foot block piers, was undamaged.
—Steve Hendrix, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
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This could have been a jarring clash of voices and a messy fusion of the historical and the modern.
—Lauren Fox, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
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The eclectic design mixes the modern and the historic bones of the building throughout the hotel's 62 rooms.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
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Bieber was ready for the main event after achieving the modern, sultry Oscar night look of her dreams.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2022
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That is why midcentury modern was big for the last 15 years.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 5 Aug. 2016
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Here, Hamel talks about the process of designing this colorful new home that shows off his love of both the modern and the antique.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 1 Oct. 2020
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Overall, the Evija's cabin has a look that's somehow both retro and modern.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 7 Jan. 2023
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Kirsten Dunst kept it classic in her modern-take on this retro suspender look.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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As on the necropolis, and in the Dickensian idea of being jailed for debt, the modern is interfused with the bygone.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2022
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This is the blue whale’s pickle: a species stuck between two predicaments, one ancient, one modern.
—Eric M. Keen, Scientific American, 31 July 2020
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The highlights here are the phone's modern, all-screen design and big, 5000 mAh battery that will usually last for around two days.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
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Straight-through sound The muffler construction is old-school modern.
—J. Daniel Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Aug. 2017
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The sportsman’s dive bar vibe blended with vintage décor feels both retro and modern.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
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For Aucoin, retaining this balance of the mythic and the modern was one concern.
—Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2021
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Keep in Mind The style skews towards mid-century modern, which may not suit every home’s decor style.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
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At Moderena, Tsegay says the special is made with the café's own modern (as the restaurant’s name suggests) twist.
—Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
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As a city hurtling toward the future, Doha has perfected the art of combining the modern and the historic.
—Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2020
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This furniture is more ornate than, say, Danish modern from the same era.
—star-telegram, 3 May 2017
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Though its contents may be old, the Pre-Loved collection will be sold via the most modern of means: the Instagram Stories sale.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2021
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But mixed in with the modern is a deep, even ancient, reserve that seems authentically Pueblo to me.
—David Treuer, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2020
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Plus, a variety of design styles, like farmhouse and mid-century modern, are part of the sale.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 22 Jan. 2022
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Despite the heritage of the pieces, Kate managed to mix and match the traditional with the modern effortlessly.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
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The latest looks range from clean-line organic modern to the soft curved sofas and rattan pieces reminiscent of the 1970s.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
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