grown old
Example Sentences
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Without attribution, the article reported, “One settler says men have grown old and died of old age waiting for the ‘balance’ on the ‘Cash-Up’ trade.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022
His was a rare young face in a political party whose stalwarts had grown old battling the military generals who had ruled Myanmar for nearly five decades, a period of international isolation and destruction.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022
Sarachan, his top assistant with the Galaxy and the national team, replaced him, inheriting a roster that had grown old and dysfunctional.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2021
"We had fun while it lasted... I just wish I had him longer so we could have grown old together."
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2021
The genie spent his years in the lamp longing for her and wondering whether she’d married someone else, whether she’d grown old, whether she’d died.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
