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
For the memorial game, the Feeneys had reverted to their old batting order, so after Greenberg, the lineup would be wholly composed of Feeney elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Their elders, who are more numerous and much richer, remain scarred by the bull market of the 1980s, which crashed in 1990 leaving lost decades in its wake.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Not likely. Make him work—that’s what the elders would say.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
