senility
Example Sentences
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But don’t count on it to ward off senility.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023
He has been accused of senility, stupidity and a wide spectrum of other incompetencies.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022
In the distorted mirrors of social media commentary, every slip is magnified into supposed proof of senility.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
Fed Up: This behavior could be a sign of senility, certainly if you have asked “Charlotte” not to belittle and correct you and she continues to do so.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022
In middle age I was assured that greater age would calm my fever and now that I am fifty-eight perhaps senility will do the job.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing senility
"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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Travels with Charley
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