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

He may be an old-timer, at least when it comes to loving the professional football team here, but he’s a modern-day fan who knows how to tweet his frustration to get results.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

By late October I was feeling a bit like an old-timer: fewer surprises on a given day, and correspondingly fewer problems.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover