elders

Example Sentences

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The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The president has been attempting to move Somalia towards democratic elections, replacing a system based around clan elders.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal customary law in Central Australia – usually carried out by elders to try and achieve harmony between Indigenous families and groups.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Like the crawl of a black snake, they wound their way beneath tall white sycamores, black gums, birches, and box elders.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls