graybeard

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Recent Examples of graybeard Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard. Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022 While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest. Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022 Tom Hanks, who became a star in 1984 with Splash, is now doing avuncular, graybeard roles. Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 June 2022 But the graybeard, six days shy of age 40, stopped 19 of 20 shots over the final 46:50 of regulation to send the Bruins and Capitals to overtime. BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for graybeard
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Noun
  • Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • Timothy Ratliff Timothy is the patriarch of the wealthy Ratliff gang who finds himself in legal trouble while on vacation.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The play, deftly directed by Phylicia Rashad, chronicles a weekend with the Jaspers, a legendary family whose patriarch Solomon (Harry Lennix) was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • From Matt Damon’s anxious pickpocket to Carl Reiner’s old-timer master of disguise, each member of the gang is unforgettable in their own way, and the precision with which Soderbergh arranges them during the big heist is hugely satisfying every time.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Beatty and others instead relied on architectural consultants and old-timers' memories.
    Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets Coping with Critters The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
  • No full moons, no silver bullets, no ancients curses and the like, just a title card at the beginning of the film stating that wolf man sightings have been a phenomenon since indigenious peoples ruled the Americas.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The state has the most health care facilities per capita and ranks in the top five for geriatrics hospitals and nursing homes.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Faced with a persistent shortage of geriatricians, elder health care advocates increasingly see the future of geriatrics in more of a research and advisory capacity than in direct clinical care.
    Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But productions have been slow to resume in the L.A. area, meaning that people all up and down the entertainment industry—from actors to editors to gaffers to production assistants—have less discretionary income.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Graybeard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graybeard. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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