old lady
Example Sentences
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But if she, a towering scholar of Yiddish literature, assumes the pose of a little old lady, don’t be fooled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026
Read on: Want to be a rich old lady?
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
"Yes, I would love to go on a mission someday. When I'm an old lady, maybe I'll get a chance to go back in space."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
A weird old lady, white hair, scary face, roaming around from room to room, up and down the steps, watching, waiting—oooh, I'm scaring myself.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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