on in years
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Long-married people who are getting on in years do learn to accept one another’s foibles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
He said: "This is a national scandal, which I think we will look back on in years to come and think, how was this allowed to happen?"
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
Several congressional aides said they received more outreach on the bills than any other they’d worked on in years.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Depressingly often lately, seeing your favorite comics get on in years means watching them turn into cranks, repeating themselves and bemoaning how nobody can take a joke anymore.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
I was gettin’ on in years already and had this park to look after.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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