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Example Sentences

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Howard Wilkinson, now 82 and a long-time elder statesman of the game, was the last Englishman to lift the title with Leeds United in 1991-92, but in the league's previous guise as the First Division.

From BBC

It can feel uncomfortable if those who have always been your elders — like your aunts — are less able to afford something than you are.

From MarketWatch

The district attorney’s office argued that this was not true, pointing out that Williams is eligible for youth and elder parole under his current sentence.

From Los Angeles Times

For the elder of the two musicians, it marked an abrupt change of plans.

From BBC

Unlike their elders, most millennial and Gen Z Americans reject that exceptionalism.

From Salon