old man

Example Sentences

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"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“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 • Feb. 27, 2026

The new Havana counterpart, now whispered to be doing the talking for Cuba, is Raúl Rodríguez Castro, grandson of the old man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

It was so perfect that even I, who had just seen twelve people eating here, could scarcely believe this was anything but an innocent old man dining with his daughters.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom