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'fossil' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'fossil' with 6 example sentences.


fossil noun

: someone whose style is out of fashion

: the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

fossil adjective

: characteristic of a fossil


  • We need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
  • This fossil is over 30 million years old.
  • As Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it, "language is fossil poetry".
  • As a child, Van Horne collected fossils.
  • Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.
  • He is a living fossil!
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