Examples of oldish in a Sentence
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Most of us travelling correspondents were youngish reporters from oldish outlets, wearing blue button-downs and carrying notebooks in the back pockets of our Bonobos.
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Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Almost all were sort of oldish homes; this wasn’t an area with huge three-plus million dollar house.
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Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
There aren’t just new movies and shows, but an array of old (and oldish) classics.
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Don Steinberg and Chris Kornelis,
WSJ,
1 Apr. 2020
The all-purpose reply is designed to disarm oldish people who dispense condescension dressed up as wisdom.
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Molly Roberts,
The Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2019
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Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Almost all were sort of oldish homes; this wasn’t an area with huge three-plus million dollar house.
—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
There aren’t just new movies and shows, but an array of old (and oldish) classics.
—
Don Steinberg and Chris Kornelis,
WSJ,
1 Apr. 2020
The all-purpose reply is designed to disarm oldish people who dispense condescension dressed up as wisdom.
—
Molly Roberts,
The Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2019
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“Oldish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oldish. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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oldish
adjective
old·ish
ˈōl-dish 
: somewhat old or elderly
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