old soldier
Example Sentences
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"We had a little more written, but it wasn't to be; at 93 years old, the old soldier had given us his best, and stepped away," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
His defiance made for great theater when the Miller, an old soldier, called on God to spare his daughter the fate of being prey to a seducer.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2019
Anthony Hopkins’s embattled old soldier, Titus, and Alan Cumming’s high-camp Saturninus both command attention, but Taymor deserves full credit for making the experience both horrible and appallingly funny.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2019
Before Eisenhower finished his day making commercials in September 1952, he was heard to lament the fact that “an old soldier should come to this.”
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2015
He forced himself to look at the old soldier.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
