old man
Example Sentences
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“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I’ve been thinking about what I want to say,” he sings, “But I’m an old man now — at least that’s what they tell me anyway.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Over the course of the day, the boy gets to know his grandfather better, both as the old man he is now and the young boy he once was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
There’s a well-known scene from a 2001 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” in which a mob of fish mistakes a feeble old man for a bully and attacks him.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
There was an old man sitting in front of a wooden shack, spinning.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
