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Examples of age-old in a Sentence
age-old customs and beliefs
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Commuting from North Jersey to New York City is an age-old commute.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Dalla Ragione hopes that those humble stalks, in turn, with their age-old resilience, will point toward a sustainable future for Italian tree fruits in a changing climate.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
At a time when mystique can be in short supply in pop, leave it to Justin Vernon to revert to the age-old tradition of being a little more mysterious.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
If anything, Kurosawa appears less interested in exploring the internet itself than the age-old flaws in human nature that it was destined to amplify.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-old. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
age-old
adjectiveˈa-ˈjōld
: having existed for ages : ancient
an age-old story
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