old sod

Example Sentences

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But the reception doesn’t compare with the overwhelming adoration he’s getting here in the old sod.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

First, I scraped off the old sod, most of it the color of urine, in hopes of installing a new front yard the gophers could be proud of.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2018

"They've seen my movies and television work, but this is a different art form, so I'm thrilled its back on the old sod."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2017

Can the stubborn old sod really be expected to reinvent himself?

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2017

I mind, when I was a little fellow in the old sod, my mother gathering wild flowers from the hedges and putting them all round the ribbon of my straw hat.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John