old fogey

Example Sentences

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Lewis paints Ray as an old fogey who simply doesn’t get it and has tried to impose old-school financial standards on new-school operations such as FTX.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

But sometimes, alas, a reluctant or confused old fogey must be persuaded.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

He looks more hopeful when I wonder if it’s an old fogey issue.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

Asked what would be a good headline for his performance, he responded: “The old fogey almost did it.’

From Golf Digest • Mar. 29, 2018

Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank