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Oldie is an English word with synonyms like song or vocal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Oldie meaning

  1. Something or someone old.
  2. A song or record from a previous era.
  3. The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.

Synonyms of Oldie

golden oldie song vocal

Related words

Other words often associated with Oldie or its synonyms:

composition opus piece birdsong communicatory instrumental bargain music call communicative strain communication

Using Oldie

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something or someone old. | A song or record from a previous era. | The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.
  • Useful related words include: golden oldie, song, vocal.
  • In the example corpus, oldie often appears in combinations such as: the oldie, golden oldie, an oldie.

Context around Oldie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

golden 4× beg 2× robert 1×

Often after:

didn 1× magazine 1× festival 1× capron 1×

Sentence patterns with Oldie

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a golden oldie 1× an oldie but forever 1× annual golden oldie festival appeared 1× at the oldie of the 1× band s oldie didn t 1× category golden oldie 7 best 1× daulat beg oldie ds dbo 1× daulet beg oldie and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an oldie but 1× and then read 1× as of late 1× boris johnson in 1× cooper who was 1× however the band 1×

Common sentence endings:

a golden oldie 1× a psychiatric hospital 1× belying that claim 1× by indian troops 1× club in amsterdam 1× feb 3 2014 1×

Words around Oldie

Just before it in the word index:

oldhtmlfile 2 oldham 141 oldfields 2 oldfield 51 oldest 2.814 older 8.081

Just after it in the word index:

oldies 49 olding 12 oldish 2 oldman 56 oldmeldrum 7 oldness 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abdulahi 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 ablution 21

Corpus analysis for Oldie

  • In this selection, "oldie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, golden, beg, robert, didn, magazine and festival stand out and add context to how "oldie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a golden oldie and an oldie but forever. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oldie" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oldie

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An oldie but forever a goodie. (6 words)

However, The Band’s oldie didn’t play to her strengths. (11 words)

But whether or not that golden oldie still has the potential to deliver, remains to be seen. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Rumours of a reunion for Veronica 's annual Golden Oldie-festival appeared to be untrue; instead Henny and the two Jans joined Ernst and Joost during the encore of CCC Inc.'s 25th anniversary concert at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam. (41 words)

While listening to a radio conversation between two people hosting a show I heard one of them ask the other what decade he expected to hear songs from when he is told that an “oldie” is coming up. (38 words)

Cooper, who was a guest at the Oldie Of The Year awards, also revealed that progress on her new novel, set in the world of football, was not as quick as she would like. (34 words)

Example sentences (16)

However, The Band’s oldie didn’t play to her strengths.

Three prizes are awarded in each category: Golden Oldie (7+), Best Mover, Best Hair Do, Waggiest Tail, Most Like its Owner.

While listening to a radio conversation between two people hosting a show I heard one of them ask the other what decade he expected to hear songs from when he is told that an “oldie” is coming up.

Ian Lavender arrives for The Oldie of the Year Awards, at Simpsons in the Strand, London, Feb. 3, 2014.

And then read my colleague Sandra E. Garcia’s about the twins and why it’s harder to discover a golden oldie.

An oldie but forever a goodie.

Mark Brown, of Mt Maunganui, considers himself an “oldie” in the twilight of his career, but displayed rock-solid form during both rounds of 68,68, belying that claim.

The bridges inaugurated by Singh included one on the strategic Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) road that provides connectivity to the country's northern-most outpost, DBO.

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This is a launching pad against Daulet Beg Oldie and the western part of the Plains held by Indian troops.

As of late, my personal favorite is the newer Whispers in the Library, but Jazz Club is another oldie, but goodie I always recommend.

Boris Johnson, in an exclusive interview with “The Oldie”, has revealed that he wishes to return to the Remain camp, in order to have his career back.

Cooper, who was a guest at the Oldie Of The Year awards, also revealed that progress on her new novel, set in the world of football, was not as quick as she would like.

But whether or not that golden oldie still has the potential to deliver, remains to be seen.

In October 1999, Callaghan told The Oldie Magazine that he would not be surprised to be considered as Britain's worst prime minister in 200 years.

Rumours of a reunion for Veronica 's annual Golden Oldie-festival appeared to be untrue; instead Henny and the two Jans joined Ernst and Joost during the encore of CCC Inc.'s 25th anniversary concert at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam.

The school was closed not long afterwards due to a lack of pupils; the headmaster Robert "Oldie" Capron was soon after committed to a psychiatric hospital.

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Common combinations with oldie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oldie" in a sentence?
An example: "However, The Band’s oldie didn’t play to her strengths." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "oldie" from authentic English texts.
What does "oldie" mean?
Oldie means: Something or someone old.
What are synonyms of "oldie"?
Common synonyms of "oldie" include: golden oldie, song, vocal.
How many example sentences with "oldie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "oldie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.