old school
noun
advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism.
old schools
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pluralof old school.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some transfers stayed at TFA, some returned to their old schools and some achieved the dream of playing for strong college programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
It placed around half of them on the School Rebuilding Programme, filling the final spots and dashing the hopes of other old schools without Raac which had applied for rebuilds.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
“I wish some of those old schools were there, but we’ll make the best of it,” Coppom said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
On what would be my last drive around town with my dad, we visited my old neighborhoods, my old childhood homes and my old schools.
From Scientific American ● May 16, 2023
The halls and classrooms of the old schools still hum with the excitement of youth, and the football fields yet roar with celebration on cold fall Friday nights.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
