old-boy network
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Patsy Cline, who died in a plane crash the year before Parton got to town, had recently challenged the industry’s old-boy network, in which women almost never headlined shows.
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2017
This is not an old-boy network, but a “one-boy network.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017
No other college combines the intimate academic setting and broad curriculum of a LAC with a potent old-boy network.
From Economist • Oct. 29, 2015
He rejected the notion there is an old-boy network among GMs who just hire buddies.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2015
He dresses old school — white shirt, tie and dark suit — but he has contempt for the old-boy network of fat cats and corrupt city officials who tug law enforcement in their favor.
From New York Times • May 27, 2015
