How to Use age-old in a Sentence

age-old

adjective
  • This is an age-old recipe that lives in our hearts and homes and is not just a trend.
    Kristin Braswell, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The rise of Tubi can be attributed to the age-old value of a deal.
    Jasmine Ball, Fortune, 14 June 2024
  • The Center for Puppetry Arts presents the age-old tale of a red-nosed reindeer.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This solves the age-old puzzle of why God lets bad things happen.
    Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The home’s age-old feel also means nothing in the house is too precious.
    Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The age-old dishwasher debate: to rinse or not to rinse?
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Here's a deep dive into the details of this age-old practice.
    Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Max rom-com offers a fresh take on the age-old question: Can men and women just be friends?
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Though it was built more than three decades ago, the Yellow Barn retains its age-old charm.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On the eve of his 40th birthday, the footballer reignited the age-old debate: Who’s the best player in the history of the game?
    Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
  • And of course there’s the age-old guidance for a healthy sleep routine, Dasgupta said.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The age-old question: How old is too old for Washington, D.C.?
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But in the past few years, a rising wave of Thai creatives has started to put a fresh spin on the region's age-old ways.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Wait long enough and everything comes back in style is an age-old truism.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • The age-old adage about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure holds true, Sherpa says.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 12 July 2023
  • Heidi Klum and Joan Collins are settling an age-old debate — do blondes have more fun than brunettes?
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • This simple technique solves many of the age-old turkey problems.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Who gets to cook what—and how to describe food that straddles borders in a way that holds all of its heritage—are age-old questions.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Vista Clear works on the theory of the ancient recipe and the age-old ingredients used by the tribe to restore a clear vision.
    Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • In a 2023 series for Bloomberg, columnist Thomas O'Brien said the surge in gambling apps would only deepen the age-old problem.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The chickens even attempt to answer the age-old question, crossing the road to get away from officers.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 5 July 2024
  • Learn more › Countless movies, TV shows, and even comics depict the age-old tradition of feeding bread products to ducks at the park.
    Natalie Wallington, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
  • And often as not, that age-old camaraderie bleeds into the TV ratings.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 July 2024
  • Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell fell in love in an age-old Hollywood way, and even they were disappointed by the cliché of it all.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • This beautiful cay gets its name from its past as an age-old Protestant burial ground.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At this point, there’s a good chance Marvel’s age-old rival DC might take advantage of the absences to come out swinging.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
  • The cast, producers, and writers of the show answered the age-old question: Is Virgin River a real place?
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Money can’t buy you happiness, and Succession was one of the sharpest and wryest reminders of that age-old axiom.
    Vulture, 30 May 2023
  • The age-old dating rule to not talk about religion or politics on the first date is kind of outdated, TBH.
    Karina Castrillo, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
  • Brady Corbet’s opus stands as a monument to the power of the art form – brilliantly manifesting the age-old clash between artistic expression and the greed inherent in capitalism.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025

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