declining years

Example Sentences

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How could her child be so cruel as to yank her home out from under her feet in her declining years?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I was back in Rhode Island to help take care of my mother, who was in her declining years.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

That it is wrong doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to be said for it: If it works, you will have made your mother’s declining years better for her and the family.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Also, he said Chinese experts feel they have an obligation to care for their giant pandas in their declining years.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020

Like Kelvin, his productive work was far behind him, but his declining years were notably less serene.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson