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old soldier



NOUN
old-timer
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"We had a little more written, but it wasn't to be; at 93 years old, the old soldier had given us his best, and stepped away," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

His defiance made for great theater when the Miller, an old soldier, called on God to spare his daughter the fate of being prey to a seducer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2019

He clearly felt that as an old soldier of the movie business, he didn’t have to explain himself.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2018

I sat in the suburban Dallas living room of Earl Crumby as the old soldier quietly wept.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2015

She ran to him at once, tears in her eyes; and other maidservants of the old soldier Odysseus gathered round to greet their prince, kissing his head and shoulders.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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