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

Simply being young does not guarantee immunity from the frustratingly crusty decisions of a stereotypical fogy.

From New York Times • May 19, 2013

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

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2012

It is therefore not on account of superior merits, but on account of old fogy notions and prejudices that the bureaucracy, military and civil, consider themselves to be of such immeasurable importance.

From Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant by Mattson, Hans