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

Read on: Want to be a rich old lady?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

To this, Oliver sarcastically replies, “No one needs your 17th-century old lady food and outdated social rules.”

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

“An old lady told me she used to worship Saraswati daily,” says Mr Puri.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

What is the link between the frail old lady I know and the events that took place on 27 March 1943?

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler