Examples of of old in a Sentence
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Health inspectors found the food preparation counters and shelves with heavy accumulation of old food debris.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Adare is a delicious mix of old and new.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During the winter storm in February 2021, hundreds of old cast iron water mains broke in Fort Worth.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Adare is a delicious mix of old and new.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During the winter storm in February 2021, hundreds of old cast iron water mains broke in Fort Worth.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Of old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20old. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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