golden oldie
nounDefinition of golden oldie
: one that was a hit or favorite in the past
Examples of golden oldie in a Sentence
The radio station plays golden oldies from the 1950s.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gareth Barry famously overtook Ryan Giggs as the Premier League's all-time top appearance maker back in 2017 but with the former Man City and Aston Villa star now gone from the top flight, there is a new generation of golden oldies. — SI.com, "Premier League Appearances: The 10 Current Players With the Most Games," 13 Aug. 2019 This is a golden oldie from business writing class. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, "Working Strategies: Five best tips for writing your résumé," 3 Aug. 2019 For the diminishing number of us who want to crack open crisp, cheap cold ones all summer long, the golden oldies are still a hit. — Kate Mooney, Vox, "Why so many beers have retro-looking cans," 21 June 2019 Goalie Braden Holtby programs the sound system with golden oldies for the grey eminences who gather on folding chairs with their sons in the center of the room. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "A road trip for the aged," 21 Feb. 2018 KushiWakaMaru is all golden oldies: all of your favorite chicken parts flavored by little more than salt, sauce, and smoke. — Bon Appetit, "KushiWakaMaru," 19 Mar. 2018 Another golden oldie, the Nissan Leaf car, first introduced in 2011, yet somehow made the CES list. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "CES 2018: 20 most innovative gadgets at show," 7 Jan. 2018 Screenings included blockbusters of the 1980s, such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Top Gun, Rocky IV and Raiders of the Lost Ark. A few golden oldies made the cut as well, like Hellcats of the Navy, which starred the Reagans. — Jocelyn Mcclurg, USA TODAY, "Weekend picks for book lovers, including 'Movie Nights With the Reagans'," 3 Mar. 2018 The performers threw it back to the '70s with a disco-i-fied medley of the golden oldie Saturday Night Fever hits. — Lori Keong, Marie Claire, "Demi Lovato Donned a Sparkly Jumpsuit in This Giant Grammys Tribute to the Bee Gees," 13 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'golden oldie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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