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declining years

NOUN
old age
Synonyms
STRONGEST
infirmity
WEAK
advancing years age agedness autumn of life caducity debility decrepitude dotage elderliness evening of life feebleness geriatrics golden age golden years latter part of animate life longevity oldness retirement age second childhood senectitude senescence senility seniority winter of life years
Antonyms
WEAK
adolescence childhood infancy youth

Example Sentences

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How could her child be so cruel as to yank her home out from under her feet in her declining years?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I was back in Rhode Island to help take care of my mother, who was in her declining years.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

Harris gently covers those declining years with respect for the achievements that preceded them.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2021

I was finally able to demonstrate to the President that I was capable of making a birdie in my declining years.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 2020

So little is known of Norwood that it may in fact be that he deserved his unhappy declining years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson