age-old
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of age-old
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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For Ambrositsch and Keller, the key to survival lies in navigating those challenges while refreshing the age-old formula.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Powell puts the behaviour down to young people "wanting connection, social media, boredom, lack of resources and an age-old game of kids acting-up".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Promoters of Graham Platner’s doomed Senate campaign in Maine disregarded that age-old warning, and now they are paying the price.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Does our current Sophoclean moment mean that the mythic drama of Greece still holds its age-old power for theatergoers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
These events repeated a pattern that was age-old, a pattern that had made the Miramichi one of the finest salmon streams in North America.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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