senior citizen
Example Sentences
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There were only 2.5 working-age people for each senior citizen last year, down from 3.6 in 2009, the report says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
For a senior citizen on a fixed income, the chance that larger refund “gets spent is extremely high,” Mills said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
"The senior citizen was trapped on an upper floor... and unable to get assistance," he told radio outlet DZMM.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Beginning Wednesday, the city will open senior citizen centers in Canoga Park and North Hollywood from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., which will both be open through at least Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
Around the camp, Coach Hedge had rigged all sorts of trip wires, snares and oversized mousetraps that wouldn’t stop any self-respecting monster, but they might very well bring down a senior citizen.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
