: having existed for ages : ancient

Examples of age-old in a Sentence

age-old customs and beliefs
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Clearly, the age-old adage that controversy is bad for a movie’s publicity still holds. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025 Tweaking the age-old mythology of a creature that’s graced biblical passages, Renaissance paintings and many a tween’s backpack, filmmaker Alex Scharfman’s debut does manage to rebrand the unicorn as something other than kid-friendly. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025 With the age-old debate about which of the four major sports is the most difficult to play — NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL — Burleson, who has 30 home runs in 910 career at-bats, is asked for his opinion. Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 With the right instructions, an AI agent can handle content ideation, eliminating the age-old dilemma of staring at a blank page. Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for age-old

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of age-old was in 1860

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“Age-old.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-old. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

age-old

adjective
ˈa-ˈjōld
: having existed for ages : ancient
an age-old story
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