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

He was an old-timer and apparently had thought of a way to assuage his own irritating feelings of loss of control.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover