Examples of golden oldie in a Sentence
The radio station plays golden oldies from the 1950s.
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Some friends have given up, retreating to golden oldies or whatever is available and pre-selected from streaming-content providers.
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Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2025
Back when golden oldies were new on your transistor radio, Mayor Robert Sabonjian ruled Waukegan.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Instead, his gorgeously soulful rendition of Smokey Robinson’s golden oldie got him four coaches from which to choose.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024
And now, there’s evidence another golden oldie of TV’s linear age could be poised for a comeback: the TV bundle.
—Vulture, 11 Aug. 2023
But one golden oldie is still standing strong: game shows.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
Got Talent, and on Tuesday (Aug. 16), turned to a golden oldie for her semifinals performance.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2022
But the golden oldie is still alive and well in our world and, according to a recent review from the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, still up to its old tricks.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2013
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Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2025
Back when golden oldies were new on your transistor radio, Mayor Robert Sabonjian ruled Waukegan.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Instead, his gorgeously soulful rendition of Smokey Robinson’s golden oldie got him four coaches from which to choose.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024
And now, there’s evidence another golden oldie of TV’s linear age could be poised for a comeback: the TV bundle.
—Vulture, 11 Aug. 2023
But one golden oldie is still standing strong: game shows.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
Got Talent, and on Tuesday (Aug. 16), turned to a golden oldie for her semifinals performance.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2022
But the golden oldie is still alive and well in our world and, according to a recent review from the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, still up to its old tricks.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2013
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“Golden oldie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20oldie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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