old guard

Example Sentences

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Navratil, a Swiss-Austrian mountain-sports enthusiast, has been at Nestlé since 2001 but rose from outside an old guard that dominated the company’s leadership this century.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was a position shared by both the old guard and the new.

From Slate

The old guard will say it's part of the game but word it how you will - it's cheating.

From BBC

That tension with boxing's old guard irritates Paul.

From BBC

Is this the out-of-touch old guard asserting authority, or a young person’s reckless, impulsive mistake?

From Salon