fogey

Example Sentences

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Bush was more reluctant to engage with the “teeny-bopper network,” as he dismissed it, an insult that bolstered the caricature of him as an out-of-touch fogey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2023

But sometimes, alas, a reluctant or confused old fogey must be persuaded.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

“I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful creature,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022

This Louis C.K., in contrast, is an old fogey who's sentimental for "Porky's."

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2018

Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank