elders

Example Sentences

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As James Baldwin once said, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Perhaps one of the most profound effects of Punjabi music on this generation is how it has refined relationships with their elders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

There is no cure, and the financial costs of caring for elders with dementia is enormous and rising as the population ages.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

When it comes to peace, the elders are the ones who tend to do the talking.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

A child cannot quarrel with its elders, as I had done; cannot give its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë