age-old

Example Sentences

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Clarke is short of width and pace - an age-old problem.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

As the age-old adage goes, “too much of a good thing is a bad thing.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The scandal has resurfaced age-old questions about Capitol Hill culture and the power dynamics between elected officials and their subordinates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The scope of Salesforce’s buyback ambitions invites the age-old debate over whether growth-oriented technology companies should devote so much money to capital returns instead of meaningfully stepping up their business investments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

These events repeated a pattern that was age-old, a pattern that had made the Miramichi one of the finest salmon streams in North America.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson