old soldier
Example Sentences
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One evening in the autumn of 1903, an old soldier strolling a Sawtelle street heard someone say the name “Russell.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
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
Anthony Hopkins’s embattled old soldier, Titus, and Alan Cumming’s high-camp Saturninus both command attention, but Taymor deserves full credit for making the experience both horrible and appallingly funny.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2019
I sat in the suburban Dallas living room of Earl Crumby as the old soldier quietly wept.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2015
“Mrs. Dowdel, I’ve come to set with you overnight and see our brave old soldier through his Last Watch.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
