old woman
Example Sentences
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"It is obvious that Ms Ghost, a 49 year old woman, should have appreciated the inappropriateness of her conduct regardless of whether there was any sexual motivation or conduct," the judgement read.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
"A young man obsessed with death falls in love with an old woman obsessed with life. She dies and teaches the kid how to live," Cameron Crowe described it for AFI in 2011.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
The old woman made a slicing motion with her palm, and they subsided into growls.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
