English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Old" in Example Sentences
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43392	The old man spent most of his time looking back on his youth.	CK
1041755	This kind of blouse is beginning to look a bit old-fashioned.	CK
2537139	Tom started playing the piano when he was thirteen years old.	CK
1858690	"Tom is thirty years old." "He's not really that old, is he?"	CK
2731068	As is often the case with 13 to 19 year olds, she's conceited.	CK
2985715	Do you know an artist who can restore this old picture for me?	sharptoothed
285908	His shoes were so old that his toes were sticking out of them.	CK
257743	I unexpectedly met an old friend of mine on the bus yesterday.	Eldad
255467	I went to Victoria Station, where I saw an old friend of mine.	CM
2571743	I've been told that I should never ask a woman how old she is.	CK
322471	Lots of old people are killed in traffic accidents every year.	CK
280751	Nara is an old city worth visiting at least once in your life.	CK
73305	Now that you are 18 years old, you should not do such a thing.	CM
272202	Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.	CM
397874	That old man had been making homemade whiskey for fifty years.	CK
1037899	There was an old clunker parked just behind my new sports car.	CK
294770	While walking down a street, he ran into an old friend of his.	CK
73329	As is often the case with 13 to 19 year olds, she fell in love.	CM
59369	Everyone knows that there is something new in this old capital.	CM
294081	He met one of his old friends on his way back from the station.	CK
59376	I don't think this old car will make it to the top of the hill.	CK
1846787	I have a lot of old books. A couple of them are quite valuable.	CK
244559	I ran across an old friend when I went to the movies yesterday.	CK
264886	If you need a dictionary, I'll lend you an old one that I have.	CK
667953	It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.	CK
250461	My oldest brother attended the meeting on behalf of our father.	CM
272144	Old school friends often try to keep in touch with one another.	CK
314660	She altered her old clothes to make them look more fashionable.	CK
2222181	The old woman had a narrow escape from being run over by a car.	freddy1
265800	There is a lack of communication between the young and the old.	CM
2961559	Tom came to the United States when he was just seven years old.	meerkat
3170744	Even when you're old and gray, you should be able to enjoy life.	CK
246818	I was about to leave home when an old friend of mine dropped in.	CK
1543630	If you don't want your old bicycle, you can always give it away.	CK
264148	It is rather difficult for an old man to keep up with the times.	CM
19441	It was not until last summer that my oldest son learned to swim.	NekoKanjya
282183	The older you are, the more difficult it is to learn a language.	CK
306476	They earn their living by collecting and selling old newspapers.	CK
869578	When I boarded the train this morning, I ran into an old friend.	papabear
63679	Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.	CM
19843	Hearing this song after so long really brings back the old times.	NekoKanjya
258861	I caught sight of an old acquaintance in the middle of the crowd.	CK
318860	I hear my father was as old as I am now when he came up to Tokyo.	Nero
239850	I ran across his telephone number in an old address book of mine.	CK
1159842	Mary started plucking her eyebrows when she was twelve years old.	CK
958666	My older sister was grounded for coming home too late last night.	darinmex
3315523	Tom was sitting at his desk, flipping through an old photo album.	CK
246676	While I was cleaning out my desk, I came across this old picture.	CK
272681	Last month our twenty-year-old daughter gave birth to a baby girl.	CK
273892	My grandmother's old watch has been lying in the drawer for years.	Dejo