old soldier
Example Sentences
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The old soldier is standing in a long line at Lviv railway station waiting to be evacuated to Poland along with his daughter, daughter-in-law and four of his grandchildren.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
Another, she remarked, had “the cynical expression of an old soldier who has been through many battles, but his eyes are kind.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019
His defiance made for great theater when the Miller, an old soldier, called on God to spare his daughter the fate of being prey to a seducer.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2019
He clearly felt that as an old soldier of the movie business, he didn’t have to explain himself.
From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2018
The old soldier took out a pipe, but having no light, merely sucked on the stem.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
