Examples of 'i was older' in a sentence

Meaning of "i was older"

The phrase 'i was older' indicates a past time when the speaker was of a higher age or more advanced in years than a previous point in their life. It suggests a comparison between two different stages of age

How to use "i was older" in a sentence

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i was older
I was older than you but it was still unbearable.
I did not know about the drugs until I was older and someone else told me.
I was older and could remember as they were in love.
He said he was not going to live with any other woman until I was older.
I was older than her by seven years.
I did not learn till I was older that it was by Yeats.
I was older than her by a few years.
I wanted to wait until I was older to have children.
I was older than the rest of the crew there.
But my hair only grew when I was older.
I was older and already had five children.
That was just because I was older than you.
I was older than his mother.
He let me upstairs after a while when I was older.
I was older than him too.

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I did not really listen to jazz before I was older.
I was older and married and divorced and two children.
I do not think I was older than five.
I was older with younger face.
Perhaps it was because I was older than the other kids.
I was older and he talked more.
I did not do any of that stuff till I was older either.
But i was older than them.
I was not much older but I was older.
I was older than you.
Promised he would teach me when I was older.
I was older than her.
I even went looking for it when I was older.
I was older and wiser.
I would like to think that if it happened when I was older.
I was older each time.
I never realized the significance of this until I was older.
I was older than my years.
Getting better was harder that time because I was older.
I was older than my contemporaries.
He gave me the feeling that I was older and more useful.
I was older and was already expressing an interest in the hard sciences.
I did not see her again until I was older.
I was older but I was playing the role of teenagers in radio at the time.
I too went to college when I was older.
I said I was older to get the job.
I was so tall they thought I was older.
But I was older than you and you were so shy.
You have to remember that I was older than most of those guys.
When I was older writers were generally higher and horrific images.
I did it when I was older as well.
I was hard up for action and would welcome He was advocating that because I was older.
My only advantage might have been that I was older and therefore more experienced.
We were laughing and giggling and having a great time and I completely forgot that I was older.
I was always glad that I was older than Leonora.

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