Example Sentences
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Powell, a suburb of the capital Columbus, has a charming and old-worldly feel.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2020
But though you know he’s seething inside, he has an old-worldly dignity that eludes pretty much everyone else.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2011
Today, somewhat naturally, crotchety, old-worldly Pianist Paderewski looks back with fussy nostalgia to the times of his greatest triumphs.
From Time Magazine Archive
While his tastes in music range from the 18th Century up to the streamlined present, his tastes in nearly everything else are old-worldly.
From Time Magazine Archive
She occupied a house which, like herself, was small, scrupulously neat and old-worldly.
From The Green Eyes of Bâst by Rohmer, Sax
