common usage

Examples (10)

• That word is no longer in common usage.
• The term ‘ecotourism’ entered common usage in the 1990s.
• This archaic term has fallen out of common usage.
• In common usage, "literally" is often used figuratively.
• The phrase "going viral" has now entered common usage.
• Many slang words eventually find their way into common usage.
• Is this expression still in common usage among young people?
• Despite its technical definition, the word has a different common usage.
• Good dictionaries reflect the common usage of words.
• The internet has accelerated the rate at which new words come into common usage.