elder statesman
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Even Nick Saban, the sport’s elder statesman, pronounced it all but dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
By the end of his run there, Kupp was a seasoned elder statesman, still contributing but also helping younger players fine-tune their game.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
Sir John Major is now the elder statesman among them.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
Gretzky had scored at a devastating clip for an absurdly long time—20 NHL seasons that saw him turn from a wiry 18-year-old into the league’s elder statesman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2025
I saw my role as am elder statesman who might help them move on to the more inclusive ideas of the Congress Movement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
