oldster

Example Sentences

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Judith Viorst, 94, author and humorist, tackles how to age well in her latest book, offering lessons from her own life and fellow oldsters on making meaning in later life, even as much slips away.

From The Wall Street Journal

We fall almost immediately into the sort of things-fall-apart talk in which oldsters are apt to indulge—he about his country, I about mine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here, youngsters and oldsters alike turned up to pay tribute to the band.

From Los Angeles Times

Grammy voters go back and forth with this award: Sometimes they anoint headstrong youngsters as rock’s great new hope; other times they congratulate wizened oldsters for staying in the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s a quick example of how young people still get Alanis while critical oldsters fail to learn any new tricks.

From Salon