growing old

Example Sentences

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Major gas basins are growing old, and the U.S. lacks the proper infrastructure to ferry molecules where they are needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

“Only the quiet dignity of growing old in the company of loved ones.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

"We've all grown up together and now we're growing old together," said Elyse.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

As to whether she can imagine growing old with someone else in that picture, notwithstanding her current happiness, those old ghosts breed skepticism.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The boy learned that the liquid part of the Master Work was called the Elixir of Life, and that it cured all illnesses; it also kept the alchemist from growing old.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho