Sentence examples of "old as time" in English
As time went on, the sky grew darker and darker.
Au fur et à mesure que le temps passait, le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre.
"When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad.
« Lorsque la pauvreté passe la porte, l'amour s'envole par la fenêtre » est un adage aussi vieux que triste.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.
La poésie doit être neuve comme l'écume et vieille comme la roche.
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