elders
Example Sentences
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"Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal customary law in Central Australia – usually carried out by elders to try and achieve harmony between Indigenous families and groups.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
As James Baldwin once said, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Perhaps one of the most profound effects of Punjabi music on this generation is how it has refined relationships with their elders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
One of the trembling elders says, “I will accept baptism. I do not want to be a burden to my family any longer.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
