How to Use young and old in a Sentence

young and old

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• But, in any case, young and old enough to be his own daughter.
  — Graham Swift, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024
• The scofflaws were men and women, young and old, wild hair and no hair.
  — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
• Those are just a few reasons why couples young and old still flock here.
  — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
• Others may say that athletes, young and old, just need to be tougher.
  — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
• Hundreds of people, young and old, crowd the road in front of the tank.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Here’s hoping the right leaders (young and old) step up, and soon.
  — The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
• Players — young and old — see that and want to do their part to support him.
  — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Kirk was honored with speeches, prayer and song by a crowd that mixed young and old.
  — Paul Egan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Stevenson is well versed in the attraction of golf to young and old.
  — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
• The faces on her computer screen were of men and women, young and old.
  — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
• Families, both young and old, went down that same dirt road with stuff that ceased to be mine.
  — Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
• There is a mix of different pines and hardwood trees, both young and old.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
• To attend, astronomers young and old arrived from near and far.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• People, young and old, danced and ate, while others brought clothes and shoes to sell to the crowd.
  — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
• But there were also so many fans, young and old, wearing their own jerseys.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
• The actors playing Heller, young and old, are very much on the same page.
  — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
• The men were Black and white, young and old, covered in tattoos and clean-cut.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
• The festival welcomes young and old to gather and is free to all.
  — oregonlive, 19 July 2023
• And people young and old, to this day, still come up to me and ask about the story behind the song.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
• These two elements drew in fans both young and old throughout the weekend.
  — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2025
• At least three people, young and old, in my lifetime alone have been affected.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
• Police began pulling dozens of people, young and old, off the roadway.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
• That had become a way of life for the city’s poorest residents, young and old alike.
  — Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
• Knick fans, young and old and in between, want games like those starting Monday night.
  — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
• Angry, funny, young and old, hung and bold, ruder and cruder!
  — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2026
• Both young and old hobbyists find ways to maintain their sets and make their lives easier.
  — Desirae Sin, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
• And the oversized cylindrical fish lanterns — became a magnet for young and old as well.
  — Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
• Working age people always have had to produce goods and services to meet the needs of both young and old.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
• The tricky balance for Hurzeler is getting the blend right between young and old.
  — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• As people arrive — young and old, white and Black, all poor — each is handed a ticket.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026