How to Use the eldest in a Sentence

the eldest

noun

• The youngest were in their 20s, while the eldest was a 49-year-old grandfather.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
• As the eldest, Wilson says that she was hit the hardest.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• James has three children, the eldest of whom is a daughter.
  — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• Junior, the eldest, is an artist repeating 10th grade for the third time.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• The Brannon family grew up in the St. Louis area, and Nancy was the eldest of 6 children.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Ori Danino Danino, 25, was from Jerusalem and the eldest of five siblings.
  — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2024
• Zak is the eldest son of Robin and the actor's first wife Valerie Velardi.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• As the eldest of Prince William’s children, George is second in line for the throne after his father.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Crosby Reid Crosby is their third child and the eldest of Andy and Tammy's two daughters.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• The family later moved to Muskogee, Okla., where Allen was the eldest of six daughters and two sons.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
• But the next day, only two of his sons were freed, leaving the eldest and youngest in captivity.
  — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
• Among the crocodiles killed was one named Ai Harn, the eldest male breeder and leader of the pack, at 4 meters (13 feet) long.
  — Kocha Olarn, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
• Martha is the eldest child of Norway’s King Harald V and his only daughter.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Aoki, the eldest of the daughters, also came online to share how her father had been lashing out at her and Ming.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Dec. 2023
• Lamar was the eldest of three siblings, Atlanta venue Masquerade writes.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
• Dad Cooper, who is the eldest of the Manning brothers, had fun celebrating his son’s success on the field.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
• Feinstein, the eldest of three girls, told a reporter that her mother had chased her around the dining room table with a carving knife.
  — Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Exhausted, with her personal life falling apart at the seams, Toni has long felt the burden of being the eldest — and the only daughter.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
• The latest to capture attention is none other than Grace Burns, the eldest daughter of Turlington.
  — Chloé Castanheira, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023
• Williams played Greg, the eldest of the Brady children, while Henderson portrayed Carol, the matriarch of the family, in the classic sitcom.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• In this episode, Brooke, the eldest sister who works as a manager, has become crazed with her desire to be close to power, and decides to put on a telethon in support of mental health.
  — The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
• When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother and her young granddaughter travel to the north in search of the missing teenager.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2024
• For Harry, the eldest and most traditional brother, and Jack, the younger brother and most eager to buck tradition, the explosion of 1956 had been on its way for five decades.
  — Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
• Cartier moved here in 1899 thanks to the impetus of Louis Cartier, the eldest of the three Cartier brothers, who wanted the company to have a noble address in the heart of Parisian high society.
  — Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 7 July 2024
• As the eldest son, Freddy was expected to take over his father’s real estate business.
  — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Two were biological kin, both younger than Savage, the eldest of 10 siblings.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• As the eldest, Toni details her feeling more angry than sad, especially about her own health concerns.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
• Lara Flynn Boyle adds a rough edge as the eldest sibling, Linda, who smokes like a chimney and has long since abandoned feigning any semblance of affection for her mother.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
• Albanese also said the eldest son of former President Donald Trump had not been blocked from entering.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 7 July 2023
• There had been talk in Covington about moving Terry up to the varsity team this spring as a seventh grader, said his grandpa, the eldest Terry Badger.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2023

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024