senior citizen
noun
plural senior citizens
: an older adult and especially one who is age 65 or older
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Examples of senior citizen in a Sentence
Senior citizens qualify for a discount at the movie theater.
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Enhance the quality of life for Keller senior citizens aged 55 and up.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Last weekend, two senior citizens who were attending the festival for the first time stopped by.
—Alana Hope Levinson, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024
By conservative estimates, another 1.7 million senior citizens will be in need of care in 10 years from now, according to the report.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
In his speech, the president is expected to call on Congress to extend the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs — which is currently scheduled to go into effect for senior citizens in 2025 — to all Americans with private insurance.
—Bo Erickson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
The officer was shot in the torso about 5:45 a.m. inside the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Hummels compares these definitions to stages or transitions in life: child to adult to senior citizen.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The arrest affidavit says Terrill had accompanied Tolson to the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens, around 5:45 a.m. Thursday.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
There is concern especially for senior citizens who aren’t interested in eliminating their landlines for cell phones, and for consumers in rural areas that may not have good cell service, said Tim Morstad, Government Affairs Director of Livable Communities for AARP.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Last weekend, two senior citizens who were attending the festival for the first time stopped by.
—Alana Hope Levinson, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024
By conservative estimates, another 1.7 million senior citizens will be in need of care in 10 years from now, according to the report.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
In his speech, the president is expected to call on Congress to extend the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs — which is currently scheduled to go into effect for senior citizens in 2025 — to all Americans with private insurance.
—Bo Erickson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
The officer was shot in the torso about 5:45 a.m. inside the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Hummels compares these definitions to stages or transitions in life: child to adult to senior citizen.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The arrest affidavit says Terrill had accompanied Tolson to the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens, around 5:45 a.m. Thursday.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
There is concern especially for senior citizens who aren’t interested in eliminating their landlines for cell phones, and for consumers in rural areas that may not have good cell service, said Tim Morstad, Government Affairs Director of Livable Communities for AARP.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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