Below you will find example sentences with "old man". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Old Man in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: old
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 32 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "old man" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 32 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 18 year old man and another, 19 year old man a 20, year, arrested and area stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with years old, iron man, man aged, old english and too old, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with old man
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
He distinguishes between the old and the new man; the old man is the law, the new man the Gospel. (20 words)
A 66-year-old man from Dudley and a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes are now in custody being questioned. (22 words)
A 21-year-old man and 25-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of affray and remain in police custody. (22 words)
A 60-year-old woman was shot twice in the leg, a 40-year-old man was shot once in the foot, a 36-year-old man was injured by shrapnel in his leg, and a 29-year-old man had a bullet graze wound in his leg. (48 words)
A few hours after he was released from court, the 60-year-old man believed to have taken the life of a 78-year-old man through the barrel of a gun found himself homeless after community members went on rampage and torched his house and workshop. (47 words)
In particular, any scene with Klaus or Number 5, the time-travelling old man in a 13-year-old’s body, never cease to amuse as Klaus plays the unpredictable free spirit and Number 5 the cranky old man. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 60-year-old woman was shot twice in the leg, a 40-year-old man was shot once in the foot, a 36-year-old man was injured by shrapnel in his leg, and a 29-year-old man had a bullet graze wound in his leg.
He distinguishes between the old and the new man; the old man is the law, the new man the Gospel.
A 39-year-old woman, a 54-year-old man and a 28-year-old man from the Toronto area were arrested and charged with identity theft and personation with intent to commit fraud.
A 42 year-old man from the Wallasey area, a 33-year-old woman from the Woodchurch area and a 54-year-old man also from the Woodchurch area have been charged with assisting an offender.
The other three people arrested – a 34-year-old man from Blackpool, a 36-year-old man from Liverpool and a 34-year-old woman from Blackpool – have all been released under investigation.
It comes after three others - a 19-year-old man, a 20-year-old man, and a 15-year-old boy have been released under investigation.
A Saturday overnight shooting in the zone left a 19-year-old man dead and a 33-year-old man critically injured, closely followed by a Sunday night shooting where a 17-year-old was injured.
Deputies say the shotgun blast struck three women and a 5-year-old girl, as well as the 62-year-old man, who then pulled out a pistol and shot the 24-year-old man.
Three others, a 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and another 17-year-old girl, were all taken to a London hospital where they remain in a serious but stable condition.
In particular, any scene with Klaus or Number 5, the time-travelling old man in a 13-year-old’s body, never cease to amuse as Klaus plays the unpredictable free spirit and Number 5 the cranky old man.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department raided a home on Bradley Street on Friday, arresting a 55-year-old man and 37-year-old woman for meth possession and a 32-year-old man for outstanding warrants.
Two 20-year old men, and one 22-year old man from Mill Park were arrested, as well as a 19-year old man from South Morang.
A 28-year-old man was being held on suspicion of wounding with intent, while a 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of class A drugs.
A 66-year-old man from Dudley and a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes are now in custody being questioned.
A few hours after he was released from court, the 60-year-old man believed to have taken the life of a 78-year-old man through the barrel of a gun found himself homeless after community members went on rampage and torched his house and workshop.
Director James Gunn also put his parents in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and named them "weird old man" and "weird old man's mistress" in the credits.
Officers attended and a 20-year-old man from the area in Hampshire and a 27-year-old man from the Dorchester area were arrested on suspicion of affray.
Officers have since arrested a 30-year-old man and a 51-year-old man from on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Police in Zomba district are keeping in custody a 21 year old man suspected of assaulting to death a 45 year-old-man.
A 21-year-old man and 25-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of affray and remain in police custody.