old man
Example Sentences
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“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But he also didn’t want to die an old man on a rusted prison cot.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
But if Chara, 40, is an old man in a league where the average age is younger than 26, he would have been something of whippersnapper in this summer’s World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Over the course of the day, the boy gets to know his grandfather better, both as the old man he is now and the young boy he once was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He had the sound of an old man.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
