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Oldest in a sentence

Oldest | Old | Older | Olds | Olding | Oldness

Oldest meaning

superlative form of old: most old

Example sentences (20)

At the Pine Tavern Restaurant, Bend’s oldest, they’ll give you a free drink or meal if you’ve fallen victim to Bob.

Back to my point about this trip being rich in culture, who else can say they’ve been to Spain's oldest bullring?

Albus, the oldest of the brothers, who had just finished his studies at Hogwarts, became Ariana’s caretaker.

At 84, Dr. Warren Hern, a former colleague of Tiller’s, is the oldest doctor doing this work, in Colorado.

Angela Rippon, aged 78, is understood to be the oldest contestant ever to take part in the dancing show.

Another parent, holding her own child, said it was the center's class of oldest children that was hit.

After its most successful year ever, one of Lincolnshire’s oldest events is set to return with its biggest ever offering to date.

Archaeological research suggests that the oldest burial mounds were built roughly and that the practice lasted through the 1400s.

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As is sometimes said, and without exaggeration, it is the oldest and most successful party in the history of democratic politics.

At 90, she was the oldest member of Congress and the longest-serving female in the chamber’s history.

At 31, I was one of the youngest donor-conceived half-siblings, and the oldest was in his early 40s.

A historian and a tree-dating expert have discovered that one of Cheshire’s oldest buildings is 100 years older than first thought.

Anderson says the use of new technology has help improved the use of the world’s oldest fertilizer.

A recent Netflix documentary on the Murdaugh family revealed that Smith was classmates with Buster Murdaugh, the oldest Murdaugh son.

Antelope Island is where you’ll find one of the nation’s largest and oldest public bison herds.

Now, aged 49, Avis is one of the oldest performers in the company, and probably the oldest performing man in ballet.

Healthcare TU Teaching Hospital, the oldest teaching hospital of Nepal Bir Hospital, the oldest hospital of Nepal.

It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North America.

It is one of the oldest written languages and like Chinese one of the oldest languages still spoken and written today.

The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oldest" in a sentence?
An example: "At the Pine Tavern Restaurant, Bend’s oldest, they’ll give you a free drink or meal if you’ve fallen victim to Bob." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "oldest" from real English texts.
What does "oldest" mean?
Oldest means: superlative form of old: most old
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