elders
Example Sentences
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The village elders send Ashitaka west to find out how this curse came to be.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The president has been attempting to move Somalia towards democratic elections, replacing a system based around clan elders.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Knowing better than their elders, they get the vote not just for what they promise but for what they already do with greatness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Now that the elders have gone, the younger generation is out of control,” said Alma Rosa Rojo, the head of a group of women who search for missing relatives in Sinaloa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“The elders are going to wait until Vatete's relatives can visit us. Then they’ll call in a specialist.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
