oldness
Example Sentences
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But I am realizing, now that I'm in the middle of oldness, there's something wrong with me: It doesn't go in; I just never let it get to me.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2019
She was, in the words of one admirer, “a very old soul in a very young body,” and part of that oldness was a dedication to—and a scholarly acquaintance with—the classical canon of jazz.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 1, 2015
It’s a strange role for a fairy tale protagonist and especially for a Disney princess, because it implies an oldness or maturity of soul.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2015
I say newness, but fashion, like most art, depends on recycled and rejiggered oldness for raw material.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2011
And she’s right; the oldness is now just appearing about her lip, her temples, in the tide of her voice, which is steadily deepening, broadening.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
