codger
Example Sentences
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“Thelma,” a mildly amusing, highly improbable codger comedy, is so typical of a certain kind of Sundance movie — sentimental, quirky, ingratiatingly likable — that it feels instantly familiar.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
In his later years, he perfected a reliably funny old codger persona in films such as “Grudge Match,” “Million Dollar Arm,” “Bojack Horseman,” “Going In Style” and the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy “The Kominsky Method.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Johnson says that you have three options when it comes to adoption: “another old codger, a pair of kittens, or nothing at all.”
From Slate • May 30, 2019
Yet much of the press is acting like he's an old codger and it's just a matter of time before he keels over politically.
From Fox News • Apr. 26, 2019
Dobby whispered, “He said we is free to call him a — a barmy old codger if we likes, sir!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
