oldness

Example Sentences

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But I am realizing, now that I'm in the middle of oldness, there's something wrong with me: It doesn't go in; I just never let it get to me.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2019

She was, in the words of one admirer, “a very old soul in a very young body,” and part of that oldness was a dedication to—and a scholarly acquaintance with—the classical canon of jazz.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 1, 2015

Rather than presenting a guide to very old German breweries ranked by oldness, I am awarding each brewery 0 to 10 points in each of three adjudicative categories: age, style, and flavor.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2014

I say newness, but fashion, like most art, depends on recycled and rejiggered oldness for raw material.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2011

And she’s right; the oldness is now just appearing about her lip, her temples, in the tide of her voice, which is steadily deepening, broadening.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee