Sentence examples for ancient over from inspiring English sources

James E. Baker, a retired State Department foreign service officer who, tongue slightly in cheek, described himself as "ancient, over the hill, falling apart," confronted that kind of skittishness when he bought a one-bedroom in a co-op on East Ninth Street.

The present study supports assumptions that both ancient (over few thousand years ago) and recent (over 100 years ago) population fragmentations had an impact on the genetic structure of the African buffalo, leading to the identification of three distinct clusters in southern Africa.

Some of these compounds, after all, are surprisingly ancient: "over-anxious", for example, dates from the 17th century.

What these ancient tragedies enact over and over again is not misfortune outside a character's control.

Timbuktu is a protected World Heritage Site, home to thousands of ancient manuscripts collected over centuries.

Originally called Beroth, City of Wells by the Canaanite-Phoenicians, Beirut is an ancient settlement dating over 5,000 years.

The valleys are situated on ancient lakebed left over from the last Ice Age and the soils there are still influenced by deposits of lake sediment.

They had columns like ancient temples over the doors.

Protestant parades throughout July commemorate ancient victories over Catholics.

The chaplain counseled many of them, and recalled the ancient land over which they marched.

Celebrating Purim Purim festivities, which commemorate the triumph of ancient Jews over Haman, a Persian tyrant, begin Sunday.