How to Use modern-day in a Sentence

modern-day

adjective
  • Ready to call the modern-day mansion home?
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This new modern-day, episodic take is a fun binge-watch with a lot of heart.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The Yavepe called the lands around modern-day Prescott home.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In this modern-day gold rush, the resource to mine is talent.
    — Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Some of them can still be found in the intestines of modern-day humans.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
  • Almost all modern-day memeing has been stripped out of the script.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Part of the tour will also trek the path of the modern-day rock pigeon.
    — Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In some ways, the trend is a modern-day example of an old wives’ tale.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
  • But that's just the beginning of the modern-day princess mien.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
  • That’s the home of modern-day music anyway.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Looking for a modern-day muscle truck?
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The pope has only come out against the war, as most modern-day popes have been against armed conflict.
    — Mallory Wilson, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
  • See the historic and modern-day photos.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Oli Kay tracked him down for a chat about modern-day recruitment.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Many modern-day diseases can be traced back to chronic gut symptoms.
    — Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 25 June 2026
  • Chances are, those doors can trace their modern-day origin story to a flea market.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Such events have little in common with modern-day soccer.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
  • What's more, curly perms aren’t a modern-day phenomenon by any means.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The 35-year-old first baseman has been something of a modern-day iron man.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s your chance to score one of Mercedes-Benz’s best modern-day sports cars.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, a modern-day Disney.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
  • With sharp teeth and a long, bony tail, Archaeopteryx is a link to dinosaurs and modern-day birds.
    — Hans Sues, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Lloyd can impact the passing game in a way that few modern-day inside linebackers do.
    — Mike Kaye march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Most of these modern-day news sources reference the May 4th.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This is the direct result of the types of jobs required by modern-day car building.
    — Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But what about the less obvious things that detract from a modern-day bathroom?
    — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2026
  • But what about the less obvious things that detract from a modern-day bathroom?
    — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl?
    — Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In my mind, modern-day Malibu was freighted with so much baggage.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And its name has remained a mystery, rarely appearing on modern-day maps.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

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