doddering

Example Sentences

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With characteristic savagery, Wolff portrayed Murdoch as a doddering nonagenarian unable to parse the changes in the cable business and unwilling to accept that American conservatism’s center of gravity had shifted away from him.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

He portrays himself as a doddering old man who is both daunted by his own disorganization and too dimwitted to understand this whole "subpoena" business.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2023

Attention must be paid to the core audience that has stuck it out and been filling these doddering old venues with their seasoned laughter and empathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

This is not stupid incompetence or doddering senility.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2021

She wanted to explain how right everything felt in a place where she was surrounded by mischievous children, overbearing cousins, and doddering elders who were all a part of her.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper