old soldier
Example Sentences
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"We had a little more written, but it wasn't to be; at 93 years old, the old soldier had given us his best, and stepped away," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
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
But a historic time bomb may be ticking under the portly old soldier.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 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
As they began to cross over the spongy pasture ground, the old soldier made Jonathan walk in front.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
