elder
Example Sentences
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"All our generations here are very excited; the elders know how to fly a kite, but we Gen-Zers don't know."
From BBC
He would often ask his parents and elder sister for money to buy books.
From BBC
"That has resonated internally among party elders as well as with the LDP base."
From BBC
Dow disciples track not only the industrial average, but also its relationship with its elder cousin, the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
By 2012 Mr. Ma was an elder of the Chinese internet.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
