old pro
Example Sentences
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Both as actor and character — jaded, cynical, satisfied — he’s the series’ sane old pro, who will instruct Noa in the art of taking a cigarette break without a cigarette.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
Maron plays Mitts, the former caddy and current grifting partner to Wilson’s old pro Pryce Cahill, a washed-up golf pro who finds a late-in-life second wind by discovering a young prodigy.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
It’s the first fathers’ trip for Beniers, but Darren Eberle is an old pro.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023
Tako is the brave old pro, able to take on potentially daunting tasks like crossing a stream.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
Roy was an old pro at being the new kid; Trace Middle was the sixth school he had attended since he’d started going to school.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
