elders
Example Sentences
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Debora Jr., 27, told me it was pretty cool to be playing with a member of the Doors, a band he knew about through his elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The church’s money was handled by a finance team and overseen by its elders and deacons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some practices were lost; others "survived in fragments" - in the memories of elders, in family heirlooms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Young people are "more inquisitive" and ask more questions than their elders, who Miller said sometimes hesitate to challenge him for fear of causing offense.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
But she also knew better than to disrespect her elders, so she pulled on her boots before taking Aunt Rose’s coat and her own off the hook and making her way back to the kitchen.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
