old man

Example Sentences

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The richest old man in Omaha and his handpicked successor are not predicting a crash.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

They see me every day the players, this old man, and think 'what's he doing here?'

From BBC • May 16, 2026

"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

We meet him following a prologue set in a prison, where an old man is given the task of burning a batch of papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The old man responds, “Well then, bienvenidas, welcome, niñas. It’s been a while since we’ve had any visitors here in the countryside.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar