codger
Example Sentences
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When I asked Winston how she and others had made the shirts so quickly, she looked at me like the codger I am:
From Los Angeles Times
Like the colonoscopy-conversing codgers in “The Chair,” Professor Cassovan presents as a familiar comic figure: the elderly curmudgeon upholding antiquated ideals.
From New York Times
That old codger will coach in a fresh place after all this time: the Golden State Warriors’ house by the Central Basin of the San Francisco Bay, a 2½-year-old toddler among arenas.
From Washington Post
The challenge was only compounded for Marino, who had to figure out how these colorful codgers would have aged since the last film.
From Los Angeles Times
And this is how I turned into a cliché: the old codger who buys a car wistfully recalled from his youth.
From New York Times
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