elder

Example Sentences

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For some, he became a queer elder; a figure who had lived a life outside easy definition.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

With the World Cup upon us, soccer-loving Gen X and elder millennial Angelenos are desperate to get in on the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In mid-2015, Flores’s other nephews, Efraín Campo and Franqui Flores, then 28 and 30, made a play to join their elder cousin in the big-money league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"With the crisis of 2001, all hell broke loose," says Ardo Wada Waziri, a Fulani elder who has worked for peace for years.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Surely he couldn’t refuse the wishes of Mr. Lew, who was both his elder and his business partner.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu