His party's nomination was a tired old senator who was in the race for show.

Niobe shrugged and checked the thread of the oldest senator.

In which case it was pointless for him to seek friendship and alliance among those senators older than himself.

Now he is the oldest senator ever.

I knew I should have married some fat old senator with a consuming interest in viniculture.

Or some pompous old senator you declined to vote with.

Though he liked the old senator, the man was no sort of general, whereas his son could very well be a fine one.

His son was there waiting for him, and the old senator crossed to him, beaming.

She could understand how the old senators had found the lure of renewed youth to be irresistible.

With old Menenius, and those senators That always favour'd him.