fogy

Example Sentences

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Consequently, throughout the 1970s and ’80s Wilson was viewed as a Tory, a young fogy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

I comfortably describe myself as an old fogy.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2018

Slopen, a young fogy, explains this novel’s sensibility, somewhat, by stating that his father was technically a Victorian.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2014

I worry about being a fogy and just writing for orchestras.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2012

The girl's lip curled like an opening rose-bud; she gave a nipping laugh, and I just heard "old fogy" break through it so saucily that my blood riled.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)