old-world
Example Sentences
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By the 1970s, elevator operators had largely vanished, lingering mostly in luxury hotels where their old-world charm and sense of ceremony still held appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Remarkably few of these old-world venues remain in circulation — there are only a handful in America — although they are much revered in Europe, where it is much more common to stumble across one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Some are eager to see the three policemen back in action but others say that the show's old-world charm might not fit in with the gritty realism of modern-day crime shows.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
Despite their close evolutionary relationship with these animals, old-world monkeys are not susceptible to HBV infections.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
Irwin had a queer, old-world habit of calling women ladies.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
