long in the tooth

Example Sentences

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The peak External link year was 2021, meaning those computers are now getting long in the tooth.

From Barron's

“The metal’s been overextended and long in the tooth for weeks, so some profit-taking or even a shakeout like this can help to clear out the tourists before a potential next leg higher,” said Koos.

From MarketWatch

Instead a tricky pitch, smart bowling from an Australian attack long in the tooth, and the odd daft shot proved to be West Indies' undoing.

From BBC

But it is equally plausible that like so many friendships that have grown long in the tooth, they had become fed up with fighting the old battles, that they had developed new and more fulfilling relationships with their young families.

From Salon

"I hope this the Sky series will do that because I'm getting pretty long in the tooth and I can't go on doing this forever."

From BBC