elderly
Example Sentences
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The found that a brand could risk seeming like a bully if it appropriated a comment from someone who seems vulnerable, like an elderly person.
"So few people, they've all forgotten," lamented one elderly man, who refused to give his name.
From Barron's
They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.
From Los Angeles Times
California’s elderly parole program generally considers the release of prisoners who are older than 50 and have been incarcerated for at least 20 continuous years, considering whether someone poses an unreasonable risk to public safety.
From Los Angeles Times
Scrawny and elderly residents can often be found sifting through the discarded waste.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
