Example Sentences

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Nostalgia became a default listening mode — and for me, the cumulative oldness felt distressingly new.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021

She was, in the words of one admirer, “a very old soul in a very young body,” and part of that oldness was a dedication to—and a scholarly acquaintance with—the classical canon of jazz.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 1, 2015

It’s a strange role for a fairy tale protagonist and especially for a Disney princess, because it implies an oldness or maturity of soul.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2015

I say newness, but fashion, like most art, depends on recycled and rejiggered oldness for raw material.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2011

On either side of him, the wood smelled of oldness and polish.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill