pensioner

Example Sentences

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Anthony Lobo, a pensioner who lives in Welling in Kent, is so frustrated by irregular post deliveries that every Saturday morning he collects his mail from Bexleyheath Delivery Office himself.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Just over the border from Iran, in the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova is used to buying Iranian juices and fruits.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"I'm a pensioner and I have to work because the pension is small and not enough. Prices for food and utilities have increased."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

"What has happened to the Palestinians is so unjust," said pensioner Jean Apps, 81, from Purley in south London.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela