fogy

Example Sentences

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“What it says for old fogies like me, is that the young are hungry for the word of God,” said Oldham, who is in his 40s.

From Seattle Times

“Teenagers tend to shut down. They see us as old fogies. I have to be very careful how I approach that.”

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

In recent years, people worried about inflation were regarded as falling somewhere between fogies and cranks.

From Washington Post

Her first special was a portrait of a young fogy, but this new one zeros in on her self-protective cynicism and exaggerates it until it’s an absurd cartoon.

From New York Times