old-time
Example Sentences
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Whether she directs that talent toward good or evil varies from episode to episode, but she embodies the scrappy, anarchic spirit of old-time New York.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
The journalist James Agee’s merciless portraits of his subjects remind Mr. Frazier of “those old-time operations that were done on a kitchen table without anesthetic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Francis, 48, says some of the old-time shoemakers have given up trying to create footwear from scratch, and now just fix the mass-produced shoes that have put them out of business.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
Around here, we enjoy a good story about an old-time guy preserved in a bog.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
WE burn wood to heat the house and we have a woodburning, old-time kitchen stove.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
