getting up in years
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“The cat could be getting up in years, and he might not be as graceful as he used to be,” feline behaviorist Ingrid Johnson tells me.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2019
There are many people in Campbell County who have stories to tell, but a lot of them are getting up in years.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2018
Bush 41 is getting up in years and misjudges Bush 43, who I found made his own decisions,” Mr. Rumsfeld said in a statement.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2015
In response, Rumsfeld today responded, “Bush 41 is getting up in years and misjudges Bush 43, who I found made his own decisions.”
From MSNBC ● Nov. 5, 2015
He’s a gent getting up in years too.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
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