grand old man
Americannoun
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After his third unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2000, Cárdenas mostly retired from party politics, although he was revered by most Mexicans as a grand old man of the left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The grand old man going out on the grandest stage of them all.
From BBC ● May 12, 2024
Rams’ takeaways from Russell Wilson trade: Rams’ Matthew Stafford is now the grand old man of NFC West with younger signal-callers as division rivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
Smith, the virtuoso shortstop, spoke by phone this month before the departure of yet another grand old man of the game.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2020
The funeral procession for Captain William Farnsworth Cook should have been loud and long, crowded with friends exchanging memories of the grand old man.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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