elder
Example Sentences
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Stasevska has made it her mission to raise funds — more than 250,000 euros to date — to provide basic supplies particularly for children and elders who are without power and huddling in freezing cold homes.
From Los Angeles Times
Approaching their elder years, with little money saved, Mother and Father wanted to be close to son David, a peppermint farmer.
From Literature
He stayed on as Clinton's chief adviser after he left office in 2000 and helped him transition from president into a jet-setting elder statesman.
From BBC
The elder Youssef had hoped to soon retire but put those plans on hold after the burglary.
From Los Angeles Times
But Nvidia is now in the odd position of having to play elder statesman, if only to temper some of the wilder views about AI.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
