How to Use old rose in a Sentence

old rose

noun
  • And these gifts will last a lot longer than the same old rose bouquet.
    — Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Their absence, alas, allows a bit of blush to remain on the old rose.
    — WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Rate of deaths for workers 55 and older rose to a record for the age group.
    — Katia Dmitrieva, Houston Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2017
  • On Thursday, the 25-year-old rose above the turmoil to win the title among contestants from 120 countries.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The hip-hop community was rocked by 21-year-old rising star Lil Peep's untimely death on Wednesday.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2017
  • Today, the property has an old world grandeur, with exterior cypress shingles painted pink, a front porch framed in black iron railings and an old rose bush climbing along the fence and up a neighboring tree.
    — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The 56-year-old rose from the humble roots of an avocado growing family, dropped out of primary school to work in the fields, to become one of the most potent drug lords on the planet.
    — Hollie McKay, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2020
  • In his family apartment in Paris, the textile designer Manuel Canovas uses yellow, old rose and green alongside the spirited patterns that made his name.
    — Marie-Noëlle Lanoote, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Poverty among adults at least 65 years old rose in 2024 from the prior year, the Census Bureau reported on in August.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In the 1980s, MacKenzie was down in the Mosaic Terrace, there was still some statuary, and old rose bowers and irises were in bloom.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • The 28-year-old rose to prominence as the face of the Gaza story for millions while Israel has blocked international media outlets from accessing the territory.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The 73-year-old rose from humble beginnings working in garment factories to eventually become a billionaire at the helm of an apparel chain Giordano that spanned across Asia.
    — Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2021

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