elders
Example Sentences
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If the elders have resources and are confident younger ones can cooperate, a family loan could make homeownership possible while providing the elders with a useful income stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Debora Jr., 27, told me it was pretty cool to be playing with a member of the Doors, a band he knew about through his elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
State Department to persuade village elders in Iraq to accept the refugees and provide them a path to a peaceful life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The deceased were identified as elders from the First Nation, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bending, she touched Baba’s feet and then her own forehead in a pranam—the gesture of honor younger people gave elders on special occasions.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
