elders
Example Sentences
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Under shaded tents, plates overflow with fried fish and macaroni salad as elders hold court, trading stories about “the old record shop on Avalon” and the Los Angeles they remember “before the riots.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Young people are "more inquisitive" and ask more questions than their elders, who Miller said sometimes hesitate to challenge him for fear of causing offense.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Malgana elders, rangers and community members continue to care for country in Shark Bay by protecting wildlife and restoring the land.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Our generation’s experience of the relationship between citizen and government differs from that of our elders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But because Old Tallow was, after all, an elder, and because Mama had always insisted that Omakayas be polite as possible to her elders, Omakayas pretended to listen to the story.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
