grown old
Example Sentences
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More than 400 years later, and 250 since this nation’s founding, our “New World” doesn’t seem so new, having grown old through centuries of terror and splendor alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
But these individuals have grown old and huge and worth celebrating, even if they happen to be unassuming and unexpected, situated as they are on quiet residential streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
“It’s babies and grown old men out here,” said Dioren Hallums, 34, on a blazing afternoon earlier in the summer.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
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
It may have seemed clever at the time, but after about the billionth time, it had grown old.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
