elderly person
Example Sentences
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You also spoke of another, often forgotten, aspect of fighting for representation of an elderly person, and attempting to remove bad actors from their life — physical and mental exhaustion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
"An elderly person living permanently in a village has a perfect right to be there but is not hiring paddleboards and kayaks, or going to restaurants," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
“Nancy Guthrie is of great sound mind,” Nanos said Monday, indicating that authorities didn’t believe this to be a case of an elderly person wandering off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Footage aired by local broadcaster Metro TV showed the fire engulfing the nursing home, while locals helped to evacuate an elderly person.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Agatha Swanburne was long dead, of course, although she had lived to be a very elderly person indeed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
