Sentence examples for example of the older from inspiring English sources
On one level, of course, this is just an example of the older generation's nostalgic mistrust of the younger - whatever I got up to as a teenager wasn't half as bad as what you might be doing behind the shopping centre.
He was the perfect example of the older brother I had always wanted -- one who helps you when you are in trouble and always treats you nice.
"They thought I swam fast". Reynolds said the older swimmers, including some ex-Olympians, were inspired by the example of the older U.S. swimmers.
One GP suggested it was hard not to "push the decision", referring to the example of the older man who had shared a decision not to take preventive medication and who had subsequently had a stroke.
This is merely the latest example of the oldest rule in Washington: "Do as I say, not as I do".
Rentoul's interpretation: Lovely example of the old saying that you can disregard everything before the "but".
[1] A classic example of the old "Don't flip away, we may show a map any second now" scam.
The iconic London Underground map, a design classic that is easy to read if not geographically accurate, is an example of the old-world idea of a map.
It's a classic example of the old adage that if you don't learn from the lessons of history, you are doomed to repeat them.
