Examples of the elderly in a Sentence
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The year before, three-fourths of the elderly candidates were turned down at their hearings.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Call it naiveté or call it negligence; in interviews, the elderly Stewart comes across as gentle and soft-spoken.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Infections can be serious and sometimes fatal for young children, the elderly or immunocompromised people.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 15 May 2024
But people in sensitive groups need to take extra precautions, including pregnant people, those with asthma, children, and the elderly.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Advertisement The rejection of societal norms comes at an inopportune time for the Communist Party, which is struggling to stave off a demographic crisis in which there aren’t enough young people to support the elderly.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The flu still kills, approximately 36,000 Americans each year, usually the elderly, the very young or those with underlying medical conditions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
In the clip, Poppy can be seen comfortably resting her head on the elderly woman, whose eager delight is palpable in the footage.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Japan’s total population has been falling steadily since around 2010, leading to chronic labor shortages, while the rising ratio of the elderly in the country is pressuring higher the nation’s medical and social security expenditures.
—Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Call it naiveté or call it negligence; in interviews, the elderly Stewart comes across as gentle and soft-spoken.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Infections can be serious and sometimes fatal for young children, the elderly or immunocompromised people.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 15 May 2024
But people in sensitive groups need to take extra precautions, including pregnant people, those with asthma, children, and the elderly.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Advertisement The rejection of societal norms comes at an inopportune time for the Communist Party, which is struggling to stave off a demographic crisis in which there aren’t enough young people to support the elderly.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The flu still kills, approximately 36,000 Americans each year, usually the elderly, the very young or those with underlying medical conditions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
In the clip, Poppy can be seen comfortably resting her head on the elderly woman, whose eager delight is palpable in the footage.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Japan’s total population has been falling steadily since around 2010, leading to chronic labor shortages, while the rising ratio of the elderly in the country is pressuring higher the nation’s medical and social security expenditures.
—Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 4 May 2024
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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