growing old
Example Sentences
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There’s wisdom and depth to the film’s themes of growing old, dashed dreams and the magic of rediscovery, plus a deliciously ironic final twist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
By the time he undertook the large version, however, considerable time had passed, Trumbull was growing old, his vitality and talent in decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
About 40 miles away in Tavistock, Francesca Cassini, 70, and her group of friends, aged between 50 and 85, are meeting to discuss their own project aimed at growing old together in co-housing.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
She was growing old ungracefully, and she cried or made scenes like a fishwife.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
