1. It might be the place where the young of the West come to be seen, but it is the old guard who hold their ground, the poets and writers, pamphleteers and musicians who leave their mark on the atmosphere of this enchanted city. BNC
2. His sudden rise ruffled the feathers of the old guard, "the men with beards"; as he contemptuously called them. BNC
3. She has tried to resist attempts by the old guard to halt the reform process. CIDoI