out of favor

Example Sentences

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“You’ve already fallen out of favor with him,” Oswald continued, “but give over the child and we can make things right. He will be forgiving of your carelessness if he has the gold. He’d rather have the gold than a child.”

From Literature

With the threat of artificial-intelligence tools hanging over it, Salesforce shares have fallen out of favor with investors over the last year.

From MarketWatch

Companies like Home Depot, Lowe’s and QXO have looked to take advantage of an industry that has fallen out of favor by striking a series of big building-products deals in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faculty at these schools tend to hail from the humanities and weigh heavily toward disciplines that have fallen out of favor with both professors and students nationwide, including military history, intellectual history, political theory, Shakespeare and ethics.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the 2022 bear market, megacap growth stocks fell out of favor as the U.S. economy grappled with the highest inflation in four decades and quickly rising interest rates.

From MarketWatch