Used in a Sentence

grey-haired

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grey-haired.

Editorial note

The tragedy of the commons affects not only grey-haired astronomers but everybody who wants to learn about nature.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having grey hair.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of grey-haired gathered in one view.

adjective

Having grey hair.

adjective

(by extension, figurative) Old, wise, experienced.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grey-haired.

Example sentences

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The tragedy of the commons affects not only grey-haired astronomers but everybody who wants to learn about nature.

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The people in the trenches in this field are young and open-minded, but management can tend towards grey-haired and conservative.

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There is also a grey-haired American prisoner who has been in several prisons in several countries.

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Joanna/Jacob - I'm sure you know this already, but get some old school, grey-haired advisors for you company.

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The future just isn't going to wait for grey-haired astronomers to catch up.

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I added in a note, I think this is the multi-year result of not having a old, grey-haired standards committee around creating APIs.

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Perhaps your context differs, but as a grey-haired hirer of MS and PhD technologists into commercial positions I have learned at least two things.

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It is instead context, which welcomes it back into the world of just fucking developing software, no matter how grey-haired HN gets with rage while the world moves on.

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Would anyone hire a grey-haired ML junior?

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In other news: Grey-haired dude from long-ago bigs himself up for hiring someone who is seen as a bad employee.

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It didn't make much sense to me, and I assumed that they'd picked a middle-aged, grey-haired, white guy so that they couldn't be accused of racial profiling...

Quote examples

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The grey-haired professor walks up to the front and begins: "so, the theory of gears with real numbers of teeth is well understood..."

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I've had a number of people tell me out-right that they're "opposed to the patriarchy, which is a system where grey-haired white men rule the world".

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"No, no, you're doing it all wrong", whispered the grey-haired professor, almost inaudibly as he shook his head.

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This article makes it sound like this is a new problem, e.g., "But in recent years, the postdoc position has become less a stepping stone and more of a holding tank." As was pointed out in the comments of the article, the grey-haired postdoc problem in biology has persisted for decades.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use grey-haired in a sentence?

The tragedy of the commons affects not only grey-haired astronomers but everybody who wants to learn about nature.

What does grey-haired mean?

Having grey hair.

What part of speech is grey-haired?

grey-haired is commonly used as adjective.