senior moment
noun
: an instance of momentary forgetfulness or confusion that is attributed to the aging process
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Just another senior moment in a season that’s been full of them.
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Beyond the barrage of history-making moments—Joe Biden experiencing the most embarrassing senior moment ever on live TV; Donald Trump surviving not one, but two assassination attempts; Kamala Harris absolutely dominating in her debate against Trump—things just seemed to feel different.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
But more ugly blooms followed with each perception of a senior moment.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
So, for now, Biden remains on the presumptive ticket, one more senior moment away from the floor falling out on his support and manifestly unable to mount a campaign capable of defeating Trump.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Linking His Movie to Trump Shooting Over the last few weeks, since Biden’s 90-minute senior moment at his debate with Donald Trump, a wide swath of Hollywood A-listers publicly called on him to step out of the race.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
For Biden, a senior moment could dramatize his age in the worst possible way.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
This court case, that controversy, this tweet, that senior moment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Other spells promise to charm the hearts of judges or to ensure that a loss of memory—a senior moment—falls on one’s opponent in the middle of his speech.
—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Beyond the barrage of history-making moments—Joe Biden experiencing the most embarrassing senior moment ever on live TV; Donald Trump surviving not one, but two assassination attempts; Kamala Harris absolutely dominating in her debate against Trump—things just seemed to feel different.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
But more ugly blooms followed with each perception of a senior moment.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
So, for now, Biden remains on the presumptive ticket, one more senior moment away from the floor falling out on his support and manifestly unable to mount a campaign capable of defeating Trump.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Linking His Movie to Trump Shooting Over the last few weeks, since Biden’s 90-minute senior moment at his debate with Donald Trump, a wide swath of Hollywood A-listers publicly called on him to step out of the race.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
For Biden, a senior moment could dramatize his age in the worst possible way.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
This court case, that controversy, this tweet, that senior moment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Other spells promise to charm the hearts of judges or to ensure that a loss of memory—a senior moment—falls on one’s opponent in the middle of his speech.
—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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“Senior moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20moment. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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