old
adjective
far advanced in the years of one's or its life.
oldest
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superlativeof old.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Together, they represent the oldest documented assemblage of insects known so far and help fill a major missing interval in the group's evolutionary history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
European 800m champion Audrey Werro has backed herself to overhaul one of athletics' oldest and most controversial world records.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
By the way, the third name doppelgänger in that NBC headline is former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan, a Republican, who’s the oldest of the trio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I have already outlived my male predecessors by about six years — the oldest died at 78 — and I suspect I may not have many years left.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The babies were inside with their ma and the oldest girl, Maggie, but the rest of them hung all over Jeb, as usual.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
