old-timer
Example Sentences
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The one-time sapling is believed to be about 2,200 years old and appears to be holding up well for a 275-foot-tall, 2.7-million-pound old-timer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024
The University of Iowa’s Stanley Perlman, another coronavirus old-timer, says it’s important to keep looking for new human ones.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
Luis Angel Firpo in the old-timer category and Theresa Kibby in the women’s trailblazer category were the other fighters in the class.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Every old-timer who frequents the Junction has a story about Husky Deli, a West Seattle institution for nearly a century.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
An old-timer made his hand into a cone and hollered nonsense through it.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
