old woman
Example Sentences
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In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
In 2023, doctors in Taiwan removed more than 300 kidney stones from a 20 year old woman who had reportedly been drinking bubble tea instead of water.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
"I'm an old woman, and struggle to walk… but I am forced to carry a bucket to where the municipal tankers park, if I want to have water in my home."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
My mind goes to the old woman at the dock, holding the cane with those eyes made of moonlight.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
