old man

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ireland draws the reader’s sympathy toward Trotsky, to a point, as an old man out of the game who did not deserve to be killed.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I am such a crabby old man now, but it’s like, there’s parking, you can park when we have to go out,” Richter says.

From Los Angeles Times

Ondro recalls the tragedy as an old man, and what is instantly noticeable is the absence of full stops in his narration.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Oh, he’s just a friendly old man,” she said very pertly.

From Literature

Rupert was a rickety old man, barely able to walk; yet he still worked with a pickax in the mines.

From Literature