geriatric
Example Sentences
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But singer Liam Gallagher has repeatedly criticised the Hall of Fame, previously saying he wasn't interested in receiving an award from "some geriatric in a cowboy hat".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
You can have a family meeting with a professional mediator, elder-law attorney and/or geriatric specialist in which you each give your suggestions, and allow your mother to express her wishes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
You can compile information on your own, but at some point, you will have to involve professionals like an estate attorney, a geriatric care manager and a trust company.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
One historian called Chernenko "an enfeebled geriatric so zombie-like as to be beyond assessing intelligence reports, alarming or not."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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