elderly
Example Sentences
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Joe Mulvehill, a New York doctor who visits many elderly patients in their homes, said he regularly finds drawers or shoeboxes full of pills, often sent by mail.
Most of the newcomers are women and children, with rising numbers of elderly people among the refugees.
From Barron's
"She had to juggle learning politics with supporting her two children and looking after her elderly mother," it says.
From BBC
The aging of populations in many countries means there will be fewer workers as well as a growing cohort of elderly people in need of care.
The pope also called attention to rising poverty and inequality, particularly affecting children and the elderly, and appealed for renewed commitment to social justice and care for the poor.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
