old country

Example Sentences

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Growing up, Jane Ziegelman often heard stories about the old country from family members gathered at her grandmother’s home in Queens, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

I have an array of friends who learned later in life that their uncles were really their fathers, that Grandma had a whole other family back in the old country.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

The bulk of Maniscalco’s most recognizable bits revolve around stories about his hairdresser father, Salvo, whose no-nonsense immigrant wisdom is exported from the old country.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

“I take it back to the old country boy saying that you can’t put 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5-pound sack,” Nelson said.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

It had come to her automatically in the old country from being a de la Torre.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez