growing old
Example Sentences
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A few of the growing, old industrial cities with generally cheaper housing and lengthy commutes include Manchester and Nashua, the biggest cities in no-income-tax New Hampshire.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Only the quiet dignity of growing old in the company of loved ones.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
“I feel like I’m preparing myself for it,” Sherman said of growing old.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Personally, I agree, and I also think our cultural terror of growing old must be pretty extreme when actual children are feeling it.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2024
Behind us I heard my mother moan and cry because with each turning of the sun her son was growing old...
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
