How to Use young and old in a Sentence
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Hundreds of people, young and old, crowd the road in front of the tank.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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The scofflaws were men and women, young and old, wild hair and no hair.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
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The men were Black and white, young and old, covered in tattoos and clean-cut.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
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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
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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
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The video also includes B-roll of a young and old couple.
—Cydney Lee, Billboard, 24 July 2023
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The festival welcomes young and old to gather and is free to all.
—oregonlive, 19 July 2023
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There is a mix of different pines and hardwood trees, both young and old.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
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To attend, astronomers young and old arrived from near and far.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
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Knick fans, young and old and in between, want games like those starting Monday night.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
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Police began pulling dozens of people, young and old, off the roadway.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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His son Asif Ali said that about 500 people, young and old, attended.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
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Triple Hot Chocolate Hot chocolate is a favorite with young and old alike, and this recipe is a real treat.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
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Music lovers, young and old, have converged from all over the globe to this corner of Mississippi to hear the blues in the place it was born.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
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It’s made up of people young and old, those who have sung consistently over the years and others who haven’t.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
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Over the last 65 years, the famous elf has delighted young and old alike during the Christmas season.
—Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
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And attracting fans, both young and old, isn’t something new for SeatGeek.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 12 July 2022
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Instead, there was the milling of distraught crowds of young and old, men and women, around the Kabul Airport, queuing up for their last hope – a way out.
—Time, 19 Jan. 2023
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Trout Pond allows guests young and old a chance at fishing trout for a small fee that will benefit the Michigan Bass Busters for a small fee.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2023
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Fill half of the plastic eggs with fun challenges (think: quack like a duck) to get everyone — young and old — in the holiday spirit.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023
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That is to say, without good pay, many young and old simply quit to look for something that will keep them afloat amid high inflation.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 29 May 2023
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Mixed-race couples could still meet with looks of disdain and sometimes with nasty remarks from white Borgans, young and old.
—David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
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Rae just hopes that the poignant message of the film and the rich, colourful storytelling will be as meaningful for audiences young and old.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023
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Men and women, young and old, nearly all Latino, waited for their five seconds with the pitcher.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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One other thing worsened: the wealth gap between young and old Americans.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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Russia has declared total war on the country and its citizens, young and old.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2023
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In a country that claims to be the spiritual home of the game, winning is winning — and men and women, young and old, are rooting for the Lionesses.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2023
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Take popcorn, for instance: It's long been seen as a standard yummy, healthy snack, a whole grain no less, enjoyed by people young and old.
—Kaitlyn Phoenix, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
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Sheppard handles what could be a heavy subject with a light touch, teaching readers young and old how to approach life’s curveballs with resilience and grace.
—Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
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Cell phones distract those young and old: Stateline reported findings from a survey of college students in 37 states and Alberta, Canada.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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