hoary

Example Sentences

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This hoary habit embodies the conservative philosophy of family life.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Spring” is a densely packed wall, interrupted by two doorways, which causes Ms. Yukhnovich’s floral interventions to cluster particularly close together, suggesting the sudden bursting forth of life following the hoary months.

From The Wall Street Journal

But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.

From Salon

One hates to indulge hoary ideas about happiness being bad for songwriters.

From Los Angeles Times

Some take comfort in hoary comic patterns, souped-up eccentricity and reassuring pieties.

From Los Angeles Times