old soldier
Example Sentences
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The old soldier is standing in a long line at Lviv railway station waiting to be evacuated to Poland along with his daughter, daughter-in-law and four of his grandchildren.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
Another, she remarked, had “the cynical expression of an old soldier who has been through many battles, but his eyes are kind.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019
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
Anthony Hopkins’s embattled old soldier, Titus, and Alan Cumming’s high-camp Saturninus both command attention, but Taymor deserves full credit for making the experience both horrible and appallingly funny.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2019
It was the old soldier who finally reacted.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
