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elders

noun as in older person

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Example Sentences

He recommends that husbands who are dissatisfied with a wife's housework skills "call the elders of the church and ask them for a pastoral visit."

From Salon

“Some of them were still breastfeeding, too young to walk. Our elders escaping with us were killed too.”

From BBC

The story followed a day in the lives of three elders in Sardinia, Okinawa, and Loma Linda, an Adventist community in California.

The group has been travelling to villages, meeting Naga elders, organising lectures and distributing educational materials such as comic books and videos to spread awareness.

From BBC

Her family moved frequently when she was younger, settling in the South Side of Chicago, where she said she was “raised with respect” for her elders and teachers, which helped her throughout her life.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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