getting up in years

Example Sentences

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There seem to be only two options for an action star — or franchise — that’s getting up in years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

“The cat could be getting up in years, and he might not be as graceful as he used to be,” feline behaviorist Ingrid Johnson tells me.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2019

There are many people in Campbell County who have stories to tell, but a lot of them are getting up in years.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2018

Bush 41 is getting up in years and misjudges Bush 43, who I found made his own decisions,” Mr. Rumsfeld said in a statement.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2015

Man and boy I've been in charge of this beat for twenty years; usually a quiet spot; this sudden row rather trying for one getting up in years.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890 by Various