old soldier
Britishnoun
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a former soldier or veteran
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an experienced or practised person
Example Sentences
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One evening in the autumn of 1903, an old soldier strolling a Sawtelle street heard someone say the name “Russell.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Anthony Hopkins’s embattled old soldier, Titus, and Alan Cumming’s high-camp Saturninus both command attention, but Taymor deserves full credit for making the experience both horrible and appallingly funny.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2019
Desertion from the US army carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and the old soldier knew that if he tried to join his wife in Japan the US military would arrest him.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2017
I sat in the suburban Dallas living room of Earl Crumby as the old soldier quietly wept.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2015
The young soldier sat up, looking first at the old soldier and then at Jonathan.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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