English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Old" in Example Sentences
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308556	She is old enough to know better than to expect too much of her parents.	CK
667938	The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.	CK
667942	There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.	CK
19288	You should visit Kyoto, which is famous for its old temples and shrines.	NekoKanjya
2945614	Even though Tom looks younger than Mary, he's actually quite a bit older.	CK
254728	I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.	Dejo
247064	It was when I was eight years old that I climbed Mt. Fuji with my father.	Nero
1094034	Tom gave a lot of his old clothes to a homeless man that he met recently.	CK
282701	Old words often take on new meanings because of inventions and technology.	CK
269091	I can't afford to buy a new bike, so I'll have to manage with this old one.	CK
1984330	I have four computers, but two of them are so old I don't use them anymore.	CK
65586	This condo is getting old. Why don't we redecorate to give it a fresh feel?	Nero
1913254	If only I'd been a couple of years older, they would've let me into the bar.	CK
272146	In the old days, every child could tell the difference between good and bad.	CK
2537044	Tom would've been thirty years old today if he hadn't passed away last year.	CK
322361	Every Tuesday morning an old lady called Mrs. Lark came to the children sang.	CK
327498	If you can't take it, give up and do what I, your older sister, asked of you.	CM
954053	It seems like we just keep going around in circles, doing the same old thing.	CK
1769455	My younger brother is two years older than me, but three centimetres shorter.	wwkudu
1170386	We keep having the same old problem of people not paying their bills on time.	CK
2942934	An 18-year-old male is in hospital after an altercation at a party last night.	patgfisher
239860	He sent his old clothes home for his brothers, and sent his family money, too.	CK
2639589	The bathroom in Tom's new house is twice as large as the one in his old house.	CK
1992027	As the room fall silent, only the ticking sound of an old clock could be heard.	Marcus
924142	My five year old daughter always goes to kindergarten happy and full of energy.	Scott
46423	The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.	CK
982626	Wow, this brings back memories. This is a picture of when I was five years old.	CK
954199	My two-year-old won't eat some of the healthy food I've been trying to feed him.	CK
53969	Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.	CM
274139	Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.	CK
58619	This kind of music is something that older people have difficulty understanding.	CK
1093354	Tom knew it was going to be tough to convince Mary that she was too old to drive.	CK
244332	Yesterday I was on my way home from work when I ran smack into my old girlfriend.	CM
318863	If my father had not been killed in the war, he would be over sixty years old now.	CK
2958538	Tom was hanging out with a bunch of other boys, most of them a bit older than him.	CK
2039947	When I was 10 years old, I thought that when I would be 16, my life would be cool.	Eldad
1590372	If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put an advertisement in the local paper?	trieuho
281238	When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.	CK
3186765	The long-term use of painkillers has been linked to heart attacks in older patients.	patgfisher
681957	Pretending to be a friend, the man robbed old people of their social security checks.	Source_VOA
1898209	The old man in the wheelchair told me that he knew my mother when she was a teenager.	CK
876692	Sooner or later, we'll have to buy a new TV since the TV we have now is a very old model.	CK
266264	I began driving our tractor when I was 12 years old to help my father out at harvest time.	CK
239843	Old homes, especially traditional Japanese ones, can be damp and unfriendly to modern life.	CM
294288	He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.	CM
1575118	My grandfather, who has an old-fashioned attitude, complains about how girls dress nowadays.	isrtcify
244770	While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.	CK
847243	"When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad.	Source_Benedict_1921
1559992	The wizened, old sorcerer took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew about magic.	darinmex
953081	According to the old man I met yesterday, cockroaches can be eaten and don't taste all that bad.	CK