The river had returned to its age-old pattern of rise and fall, occasionally swelling high enough to soak the city's feet.

Marianne's fingers clenched on his shoulders, digging into the muscles, and her hips circled in an age-old pattern.

We must try to do the same in Afghanistan and break the age-old pattern of internal weakness and foreign adventuring.

Life along the road continues an age-old pattern in its rhythms and simplicity.

Things were simply progressing according to an age-old pattern.

The stars grew big and age-old patterns were dear.

To the heart of the matter: Why break the age-old pattern of defining marriage as the union of one man, one woman?

And he awoke at sunset, eager to read the age-old pattern of the stars.

Gods, she thought, was the age-old pattern repeating itself yet again?

The age-old patterns of their lives collapsed in rapid succession.