elders
Example Sentences
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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
The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The president has been attempting to move Somalia towards democratic elections, replacing a system based around clan elders.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“The elders have a saying. Too much is the same as not enough.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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