old man
Example Sentences
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“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Generally speaking, I’m not a grouchy old man stuck in the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
There’s a well-known scene from a 2001 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” in which a mob of fish mistakes a feeble old man for a bully and attacks him.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
His first novel, a nearly 400-page story of an old man who travels to a fictional Southern city where he mostly sits on a park bench, has broken every rule in publishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
When he saw his expensive beauty dangling from the tree, the old man flew into a rage.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
