the wrong side of forty
Example Sentences
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He was also a fine seaman, but the wrong side of forty.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
His face still bore the freshness of youth, which was a marvel to many, who declared that, from facts within their knowledge, Tifto must be far on the wrong side of forty.
From The Duke's Children by Trollope, Anthony
He is still a young man, being only just on the wrong side of forty.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
He stared at the moonlit night, his eyes full of a wistfulness that was extraordinarily boyish in a man on the wrong side of forty.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia
Here was a man the wrong side of forty, and he hadn't the sense to bring suitable clothing to sea with him!
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
