Used in a Sentence

discontinued

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for discontinued.

Editorial note

See also: Google's increasingly long list of discontinued products, many of which were acquires from burgeoning young businesses.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of discontinued gathered in one view.

adjective

(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale

adjective

(Of a product) Permanently no longer in production

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for discontinued.

adjective

(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale

adjective

(Of a product) Permanently no longer in production

Example sentences

1

See also: Google's increasingly long list of discontinued products, many of which were acquires from burgeoning young businesses.

2

Any ancient road not added to the state map by July 1, 2015, would be considered discontinued.

3

They even discontinued what little real time interaction they had with viewers when they abandoned the iPlayer forums a few years back.

4

Due to the sale, all OnLive services were discontinued as of April 30, 2015.

5

Just look at all of the things Microsoft has either shutdown or discontinued.

6

To speak to your first two paragraphs: It could be argued that AA could have discontinued the program in the 1990's or so...

7

IE has been discontinued so won't keep pace with Chrome or Firefox.

8

They're currently discontinued, but you can still buy refurbished or used ones.

9

The Verge claims that the powder will also eventually use algae sources, and it's still on sale now, so one would assume it's not being discontinued.

10

I tried H&M myself, until they discontinued the small black short-sleeve shirts I loved.

11

Keep is being discontinued in the next few months.

12

It was pretty clear that there was no decent evidence of WMDs (barring some leftover materials from the discontinued productions), or a continuing program to make them.

Quote examples

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Two projects, one discontinued and one -- it seems -- novelty "religion".

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use discontinued in a sentence?

See also: Google's increasingly long list of discontinued products, many of which were acquires from burgeoning young businesses.

What does discontinued mean?

(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale

What part of speech is discontinued?

discontinued is commonly used as adjective.