elderly person
Example Sentences
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You also spoke of another, often forgotten, aspect of fighting for representation of an elderly person, and attempting to remove bad actors from their life — physical and mental exhaustion.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
By 2023, spending on each elderly person had risen 19% after inflation; on each child, just 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
It sounds like the parting letter of an elderly person on their death bed, reflecting on a happy life well lived.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Disaster official Danilo Atienza said an elderly person had also died by drowning in southern Leyte province.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Agatha Swanburne was long dead, of course, although she had lived to be a very elderly person indeed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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