old soldier
Example Sentences
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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
Before Eisenhower finished his day making commercials in September 1952, he was heard to lament the fact that “an old soldier should come to this.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2015
Maybe that’s why King George had left us, to prepare a place for this old soldier.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
