old hand

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Recent Examples of old hand His crew is mostly high school students collecting community service hours along with old hands who have been using wobbly ladders, ropes and pulleys for years to string long strands of lights from the cedars’ graceful branches. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Every step is a struggle, but Janken perseveres, her 96-year-old hands tightly gripping the railing. Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 The company changed its name in 2020 but was originally the Canadian Electric Boat Company (CEBC), an old hand in the modern e-boat market that built vessels relying on third-party electric and ICE propulsion systems. New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024 Dame Jane Glover, an old hand in this repertoire, rowed easily through the score with a big, pinwheeling beat. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for old hand
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veteran
Noun
  • The Dolphins augmented their cornerback room on Wednesday, adding veteran Cameron Dantzler Sr., who made 26 starts for the Minnesota Vikings earlier this decade but has been out of the league for the past year-and-a-half.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The 29-year-old veteran details Florida’s rise as a hockey powerhouse.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Old hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hand. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

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