old lady

Example Sentences

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But if she, a towering scholar of Yiddish literature, assumes the pose of a little old lady, don’t be fooled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Read on: Want to be a rich old lady?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

“I feel like we’re in one of those Sunday night dramas about two bright-eyed, feisty old lady detectives outsmarting the police at every turn.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Emma felt the old lady behind her stiffen at the words “facial rec.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix