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Recent Examples of grand old man
The genial German émigré and legendary brewer loaned his name and many of his recipes to Chris Kramer, a relative, and Matt Rattner, the co-creators San Diego’s oldest existing brewery, Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
At a beer dinner 30 years ago, the grand old man expounded on the secrets of his craft.
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
My family had rented an Airbnb, and sitting on the small stove was that grand old man of stovetop coffee: the Mokapot.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
By his side, Caracas finds a grand old man, a novelist who wanders with him into the depths of the Neapolitan underworld.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023
Just a kid against Enzo's grand old man.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 5 Dec. 2022
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, the grand old man of Dutch physics, who had anticipated much of the development of special relativity two decades earlier and whom Einstein himself held in the highest regard.
—Adam Becker, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
The good news is that Pacifiction, the latest feature from Catalan auteur Albert Serra, who’s only in his 40s but directs like a grand old man of the 1960s avant-garde, is quite watchable, even sort of plot-driven — for a Serra film.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
My family had rented an Airbnb, and sitting on the small stove was that grand old man of stovetop coffee: the Mokapot.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
By his side, Caracas finds a grand old man, a novelist who wanders with him into the depths of the Neapolitan underworld.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023
Just a kid against Enzo's grand old man.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 5 Dec. 2022
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, the grand old man of Dutch physics, who had anticipated much of the development of special relativity two decades earlier and whom Einstein himself held in the highest regard.
—Adam Becker, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
The good news is that Pacifiction, the latest feature from Catalan auteur Albert Serra, who’s only in his 40s but directs like a grand old man of the 1960s avant-garde, is quite watchable, even sort of plot-driven — for a Serra film.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand old man
first lady
Noun
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Many of the artists who submitted work to the first lady and to the justice institute have petitions for executive clemency pending before the governor.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The first lady is aware that there is a long road ahead and is prepared.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Grand old man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20old%20man. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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