old fogey
Example Sentences
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But sometimes, alas, a reluctant or confused old fogey must be persuaded.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
“It was really hard for me, for such an old fogey, to perform after the new generation,” he said after he secured his Olympic berth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2021
Asked what would be a good headline for his performance, he responded: “The old fogey almost did it.’
From Golf Digest • Mar. 29, 2018
“He was on the losing side of everything, an old fogey, the old view. And I don’t care.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2016
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
