How to Use old-timey in a Sentence

old-timey

adjective
  • Feed me memes and tinfoil and old-timey film strips.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • Swinging doors, too, very old-timey.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
  • A little old-timey drama for you.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
  • The cute old-timey parlor prides itself on making its own ice cream.
    — Monica Eng, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Back in the old-timey days, killing off the star of a series was unthinkable.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Why is there now a bank of three old-timey telephone booths with men inside making calls?
    — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But despite the fallout, the old-timey chain still has a chance to make a comeback.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Brian is a jazz trumpet player and a little bit old-timey.
    — Laura House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • My dad’s old-timey ham and cheese sliders never fail to deliver.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
  • Here's a look at some of our favorite old-timey ski spots in New England.
    — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The old-timey rhymes don’t lie; March certainly comes in like a lion.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Out in the bay, swimmers in old-timey swim caps practice backstrokes and water skiers zigzag about.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • My favorite was an old-timey road map hanging in a hallway on the lobby level.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
  • But you may be surprised by the old-timey charms of this beachfront American town.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • The young girl is petulant and bored at times, playing cards and listening to her grandma’s old-timey records.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Kiddie rides are located in a loop that resembles an old-timey country fair.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Anyone looking for old-timey, medieval streets and structures, keep looking.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The old-timey chain had recently scrapped major parts of its turnaround plan after right-wing backlash.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Set on full blast, the July is quiet; gone are those old-timey window unit vibrations.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 12 May 2025
  • Most stars try to keep themselves young; Crystal seems to position himself as an old-timey guy.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The lounge is dimly lit with red lights and features old-timey decor like vinyl booths and animal-print carpeting.
    — Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
  • There should be some sort of old-timey baseball term that describes rotations and bullpens that get to rest between series.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • She's shown chained to a bed and being forced to take pills in the surreal video, which is shot like an old-timey silent film, title cards and all.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Stirring in ginger beer gives it the kind of bite an old-timey cannery worker would appreciate.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Tradition frowns upon the mother of the bride shaking you down for more cash like an old-timey casino bookie.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Her vision for the shop is a cozy, dark and moody space with Victorian and old-timey influences.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Less comfortable, but much, much funnier are the old-timey swim caps adorned with colorful rubber flowers.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fun Fact Wood ash was one of the primary ingredients used to make old-timey lye soap.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The music supervisor queued up the choo choo of a freight train, the clanging of an old-timey clock, and a chorus of pigeon coos.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023

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