growing old
Example Sentences
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A lot of people dream about buying land with friends, building homes, and growing old together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 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
“I feel like I’m preparing myself for it,” Sherman said of growing old.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
She was growing old ungracefully, and she cried or made scenes like a fishwife.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
