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
Our leaders and elders have long urged us to practice resilience and think of mañana when things don’t turn out how we want them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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
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
He waited, but when everyone—including the elders, still sitting on their spirit stools—stared at him blankly, I sighed.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
