old dog
Example Sentences
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And instead of bellyaching about the radical changes to the sport, Cignetti became the old dog learning new tricks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Ho rejects the “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” attitude.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
"Just because you're 'senior', let's say that, it doesn't mean the end - you can teach an old dog new tricks."
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
By halftime, Luka was panting like an old dog in August.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
Rain songs and first-snow songs and meat songs and come-back-and-stay-with-us songs and even puppy-training songs, but I had heard this song only once, when an old dog had died in the kennel.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
