How to Use the old guard in a Sentence

the old guard

noun

• It’s gone on way too long — the old guard will be gone.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• The conflict is more than the old guard versus the new.
  — Cameron Smith | [e-mail], al, 14 June 2023
• Is the old guard about to exact its revenge on new space?
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 June 2023
• So, that is going to be a struggle for the entire season, with the old guard and the new guard.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
• As the 2010s began, Netflix sat somewhere between the old guard and the new.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
• There’s also a group of younger firms that have achieved a level of success to rival the old guard.
  — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 July 2023
• The blowback from the old guard was instant and vitriolic.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
• The turbolift doors to Seven’s bridge remain open for the old guard to boldly go along with the younger cast.
  — Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
• The clubhouse model has also found traction with the old guard.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
• This season, Ed and Dani faced the realities of being the old guard in a changing world.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
• Some members of the group were skeptical that an employee of the old guard could be a reformer.
  — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• As some of the old guard reaches the later points of their careers, viewers can watch as the new generation fights to make their way to the top.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
• Miguel, also represents the old guard compared to Miles.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 June 2023
• Public fights between young insurgents and the old guard often play out in the media.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
• The team’s goal was to show paleontology’s history—good and bad—to the old guard and young students alike.
  — Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
• The new hires clashed with the old guard, leading to tensions, according to multiple miners.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
• Y’all know Tom Izzo of Michigan State, one of the last few remaining of the old guard coaches in college basketball.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
• And some former members are skeptical that, even if a rescue bidder steps in, the club will be able to lure back enough of the old guard to keep the place operating.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 15 May 2023
• In recent years, there’s been a shift in daytime television, with an exodus of the old guard making way for new hosts with fresh voices.
  — Krystie Yandoli, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2023
• Youth looking to evict the old guard are cheering on Peter Obi, a surprise third-party candidate.
  — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2023
• Here is our tiered ranking of the conference's traditions from top to bottom with the old guard and new faces both being included in each group.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
• Their fresh ideas – and dedication – have been embraced by the old guard, helping build momentum against the junta.
  — Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
• Surely the flourishing entrepreneurial culture of the West Coast could succeed where the old guard had failed.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
• But every so often, there’s a generational shift as several members of the old guard leave at once.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2023
• Growing a young consumer base However, there is a pocket of young people who share the old guard’s interest in watches.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
• His grandfather, the conductor, had been ostracized by the Castro government for being part of the old guard.
  — Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• As a new generation has replaced the old guard, the game has become more welcoming — and that includes to fashion choices, or a lack thereof.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
• What the protesters demanded wasn’t an end to oil exploration, or that everyone stop flying or driving, or that the old guard step down for having let the planet burn.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 8 Nov. 2023
• In Algeria, despite the resignation of the ailing Bouteflika in April, citizens have continued to demand the ouster of key figures of the old guard.
  — Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
• These struggles follow a recurring pattern: people expect change; the old guard seeks to preserve its privilege; new armed factions want a share.
  — Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2023

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024