old man

Example Sentences

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"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The new Havana counterpart, now whispered to be doing the talking for Cuba, is Raúl Rodríguez Castro, grandson of the old man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Brendan said he had met several men who remembered working there when they were boys, with one specifically remembering an old man sitting by a fire darning sacks which they carried corn and flour in.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

You have created the plight of the old man and the sea.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis