age-old
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of age-old
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The scope of Salesforce’s buyback ambitions invites the age-old debate over whether growth-oriented technology companies should devote so much money to capital returns instead of meaningfully stepping up their business investments.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
But factories and businesses in the mountainous district say the age-old tradition is struggling against weak consumerism, with even the approaching Lunar New Year failing to boost sales.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Characterized as “myths,” for example, were the age-old beliefs that Native Americans mistook the conquistadors for gods, and that a mere handful of Spaniards toppled great empires with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
But changing age-old traditions is not just for the younger generation - Tim Hartley, 65, from Cardiff, left the craziness of the kitchen behind four years ago for his local curry house.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
These events repeated a pattern that was age-old, a pattern that had made the Miramichi one of the finest salmon streams in North America.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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