old guard

Example Sentences

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That tension with boxing's old guard irritates Paul.

From BBC

Is this the out-of-touch old guard asserting authority, or a young person’s reckless, impulsive mistake?

From Salon

Instead, the old guard of social media is determined to wring every advertising dollar out of a bevvy of dying platforms, and maximize engagement by attempting to counteract a drop in user-generated content with A.I. slop.

From Slate

But the Golden Dome project will have room for major players from both factions and may prove one area where the old guard and the Silicon Valley military tech crew join hands to lobby for maximum funding.

From Salon

"I tried to convince them, I also tried to shake up the old guard, pushing them into a corner, and I moved some of them on. I felt there was something to be done."

From Barron's