How to Use the old guard in a Sentence

the old guard

noun
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  • It’s gone on way too long — the old guard will be gone.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The conflict is more than the old guard versus the new.
    — Cameron Smith | [email protected], al, 14 June 2023
  • Is the old guard about to exact its revenge on new space?
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 June 2023
  • So, that is going to be a struggle for the entire season, with the old guard and the new guard.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • As the 2010s began, Netflix sat somewhere between the old guard and the new.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Now the far right is channelling a lot of its frustration toward the old guard in the Army.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
  • There’s also a group of younger firms that have achieved a level of success to rival the old guard.
    — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • The blowback from the old guard was instant and vitriolic.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The turbolift doors to Seven’s bridge remain open for the old guard to boldly go along with the younger cast.
    — Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The clubhouse model has also found traction with the old guard.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • This season, Ed and Dani faced the realities of being the old guard in a changing world.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Some members of the group were skeptical that an employee of the old guard could be a reformer.
    — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • As some of the old guard reaches the later points of their careers, viewers can watch as the new generation fights to make their way to the top.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Miguel, also represents the old guard compared to Miles.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • Public fights between young insurgents and the old guard often play out in the media.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
  • The team’s goal was to show paleontology’s history—good and bad—to the old guard and young students alike.
    — Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The new hires clashed with the old guard, leading to tensions, according to multiple miners.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Y’all know Tom Izzo of Michigan State, one of the last few remaining of the old guard coaches in college basketball.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And some former members are skeptical that, even if a rescue bidder steps in, the club will be able to lure back enough of the old guard to keep the place operating.
    — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • In recent years, there’s been a shift in daytime television, with an exodus of the old guard making way for new hosts with fresh voices.
    — Krystie Yandoli, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2023
  • Youth looking to evict the old guard are cheering on Peter Obi, a surprise third-party candidate.
    — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Here is our tiered ranking of the conference's traditions from top to bottom with the old guard and new faces both being included in each group.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Their fresh ideas – and dedication – have been embraced by the old guard, helping build momentum against the junta.
    — Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
  • And then there is the old guard, like the powerful Mori family, now largely represented by Yoshiko Mori.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
  • Surely the flourishing entrepreneurial culture of the West Coast could succeed where the old guard had failed.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
  • But every so often, there’s a generational shift as several members of the old guard leave at once.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • Growing a young consumer base However, there is a pocket of young people who share the old guard’s interest in watches.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
  • His grandfather, the conductor, had been ostracized by the Castro government for being part of the old guard.
    — Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • As a new generation has replaced the old guard, the game has become more welcoming — and that includes to fashion choices, or a lack thereof.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Unfortunately, most of the groups represented on the council are from the old guard, connected with gangs and oligarchs.
    — Monique Clesca, Washington Post, 18 June 2024

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