elderly

Example Sentences

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A third of its population had left to find work on the coast, leaving behind the elderly and the young.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A few hours earlier, while waiting for Wille outside the museum, I encountered an elderly Black man, apparently unhoused, standing on Michigan Avenue.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"What concerns me is, there must be elderly people in these homes who don't have families to fight their corner. So what's happening to them?"

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Pollution is particularly dangerous to those with existing health problems, the elderly and children.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Agatha Swanburne was long dead, of course, although she had lived to be a very elderly person indeed.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood