old salt
Example Sentences
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He’s someone we’ve watched grow up, from juvenile heartthrob on “21 Jump Street” to crusty old salt in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022
I don’t use a biscuit-cutter, and my seasoning is limited to good old salt and pepper.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2021
The old salt pans were excavated in 1995, but there is little left of the buildings that used to cover them.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2021
When American forces captured the mining town of Merkers on April 4, 1945, locals tipped them off that the Reichsbank used the old salt tunnels to shelter sensitive assets from aerial attack.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2018
It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
