Examples of 'grand old man' in a sentence
Meaning of "grand old man"
This phrase typically refers to a highly respected or influential male figure who is advanced in age. It is often used to describe a senior statesman, a prominent leader, or a well-established individual who commands great admiration and authority due to their experience, wisdom, or achievements
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- A male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field.
How to use "grand old man" in a sentence
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A grand old man absorbed in his dream.
I love that grand old man.
Grand old man of science and all that.
Theo is the grand old man of.
The grand old man of performance.
And now his is the grand old man.
The grand old man is still at his best.
Henry Ford was a grand old man.
The grand old man was immune.
He came to be highly respected, regarded as a grand old man of science.
He was a grand old man and it was worth going to hear him.
But I wonder if he 's going to be such a grand old man as you are.
The grand old man will do it.
He had become British modernism 's grand old man.
He was a grand old man with a wealth of knowledge.
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Through the courtesy of Wilhelm Klink, the grand old man of antique dealers.
He was a grand old man of the art of writing advertising copy.
Another example relates to Dimitur Blagoyev - the founder and grand old man of Bulgarian socialism.
The grand old man died five years later.
Arnold Raeburn is the grand old man of English music.
That grand old man has looked after us all this time.
And Tony Hunter, the grand old man of the dance.
The grand old man of performance coming out one more time to defend his title.
He was just the grand old man in the Village.
Grand old man is Uncle Sam.
The word of the grand old man was now questioned.
Skaters and the city 's grand old man.
Quite a grand old man of American letters.
And the town 's grand old man.
There is a grand old man in the pub on Thursdays.
He says, “ People manufacture the grand old man god.
You are the grand old man of Civil Rights.
Egyptian mummies, extinct reptiles… and Tony Hunter, the grand old man of the dance.
What scares the grand old man of space and time?
Yes . But I wonder if he 's going to be such a grand old man as you are.
Bhishma, was the grand old man of both the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
Q Who is popularly known as 'The Grand old man of Bengal'?
The grand old man said Ok, I shall come tomorrow.
Picus Quinn, the grand old man of;.
Al Purdy, the grand old man of Canadian poetry.
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Grand total of all children under education
I paid two grand for these seats
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Man we are looking for has muddy boots
But the old man is also illiterate
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It involves some old and forgotten papers
The old legends do speak of such creatures
This is the old man right here
