The term has broad application but, in contemporary English, has a generally pejorative connotation.

It is a usage guide for contemporary American English.

In contemporary English, genetics refers to the functions of heredity, rather than the more broad reference to biological concerns.

The goal was to use nonsexist, unambiguous, contemporary English.

In contemporary English the word anomie can mean not only normlessness but also anarchy.

The Living Torah is also notable for its use of contemporary, colloquial English.

Most of the translations were done in modern contemporary English.

Unlike the movies, he is able to speak contemporary English in this series.

In later years it was sometimes used as a parody example of contemporary South Asian English.

It annoyed me he understood my contemporary English but continued speaking his Elizabethan version.