Venerable in example sentence

Next there presented itself to my sight a stately royal palace or castle, with walls that seemed built of clear transparent crystal; and through two great doors that opened wide therein, I saw coming forth and advancing towards me a venerable old man, clad in a long gown of mulberry-coloured serge that trailed upon the ground.

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It was venerable.

This is the most venerable of the happinesses, traditionally.

That so many of the city's most venerable taxpayers have survived yet another commercial building boom, is cause for celebration.

First, viewers are required to recall the sordid details of Steve McBirney's (played by venerable thug and HUAC squealer Marc Lawrence) 1929's murder spree.

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