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

Harris gently covers those declining years with respect for the achievements that preceded them.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2021

I was finally able to demonstrate to the President that I was capable of making a birdie in my declining years.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 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