Sentence examples for old and from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

ancestral and

nostalgic and

antiquated and

longstanding and

obsolete and

The phrase 'old and' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to connect two words that have similar meanings. Example: Her house was old and dilapidated.

Exact(60)

The old and the young.

The New York Times - Sports

It's not old and set.

The New York Times - Arts

Pittsburgh was old and slow.

The New York Times

We're both old and retired.

The New York Times

"He's old and he's sick.

The New York Times

I feel old and broken.

The New York Times

It was old and pretty".

The New York Times

"We looked old and useless.

Independent

She is old and disabled.

The New Yorker

He seemed old and sick.

The New Yorker

Why: It's old and rickety.

The New York Times - Travel

More suggestions(12)

elderly and

outdated and

ancient and

archaic and

out of date and

old timer and

ages and

erstwhile and

homey and

age and

dad and

dilapidated and

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