old man
Example Sentences
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The richest old man in Omaha and his handpicked successor are not predicting a crash.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
They see me every day the players, this old man, and think 'what's he doing here?'
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
If the old man wanted them, odds were good that he would find them.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
