old-world
Example Sentences
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Mr. Massie, whose slurred accent sounds at once Scottish, English and French, possesses the sort of old-world education presently facing extinction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Dan Tana’s has endured, Martino said, in part because it can still deliver a charming, old-world experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
The kind that reeks of washed rinds, that crunches with tyrosine crystals, that bears the name of a tiny European village in delicate, old-world type.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025
Some are eager to see the three policemen back in action but others say that the show's old-world charm might not fit in with the gritty realism of modern-day crime shows.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
Irwin had a queer, old-world habit of calling women ladies.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
