elders
Example Sentences
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Average balances are higher — $85,000 for the younger cohort and $222,000 for their elders — but that’s a reflection of the run-up in balances among the very wealthy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He checked on elders in his community who also stayed behind, and he fuelled up four boats down on the lake in case they needed a quick escape.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The village elders send Ashitaka west to find out how this curse came to be.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
More men than ever are taking care of their elders, and as the massive baby boomer generation gets older, everyone will have to chip in.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
How many times had she been told that no proper member of an upright Confucian family ever questioned the conduct of elders?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
