advanced in years in a sentence
Examples
- When advanced in years, Prince Owain retired to the monastery and took the habit of the Cistercian monks.
- Many regulars are advancing in years, yet keep bouncing around the courts, risking repeated trips to the chiropractor.
- I understand that you will want the equity side of your portfolio to decline as you advance in years.
- Galba was childless and far advanced in years, and Otho, encouraged by the predictions of astrologers, aspired to succeed him.
- Livy records that a former army officer, now advanced in years, threw himself into the prison and threatened with death.
- Well advanced in years, he wrote his will on 15 December 1715, and it was proved on 11 February 1718.
- Being advanced in years Father Moczygemba felt unable to prosecute the work with vigour, and entrusted the task to Father Dabrowski.
- After his arrival there, he confessed the Jewish faith openly, and afterwards, though advanced in years, underwent the rite of circumcision.
- He resided principally at Hawkhead House, taking an active interest in county affairs even when advanced in years; and died there.
- Whiting, by now feeble and advanced in years, was sent to the Tower of London so that Cromwell might examine him himself.