old goat
Example Sentences
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They want to see the old goat keep going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
If invited to sit down to lunch with a group of young-buck carpenters, I’d be the old goat who would say, “Back in my day, we didn’t have cordless tools. We got along just fine.”
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022
As if to say: That old goat may have had some silly ideas, but let’s not forget his wonderful books!
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020
My parents have both passed away, and I’m an old goat now.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 9, 2019
I grabbed him by the shirt, which seriously wasn’t like me, but the stupid old goat was making me mad.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
