eldest
Example Sentences
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Tsuruko, the eldest, stays largely offstage but exerts a crucial, conservative influence on family affairs.
Derek and his eldest son pushed the bed under a small plastic skylight in the ceiling, and Javari came back with a metal bat.
From Literature
France appeared on the knee of the eldest male child on the death of each father.
From Literature
The biggest threat to the Beckhams' family brand could now come from their eldest child, whose explosive post "has ruptured it from within", Frost told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC
One of the most damaging claims from the eldest son is that behind the Beckhams' carefully curated image are inauthentic relationships.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
