elders
Example Sentences
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If the elders have resources and are confident younger ones can cooperate, a family loan could make homeownership possible while providing the elders with a useful income stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The institute’s staff arranged small conferences to walk the elders through the personal histories of the refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
One committee member told Uganda's NTV station that a royal child must be formally introduced to elders and then must undergo ceremonies and others preparations if they were to be considered for future leadership.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Amagqirha continued to speak in her humming voice, naming the elders and their lineages.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
