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Example Sentences

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo paid tribute to Mazibuko on Monday, describing him as "kind to a fault" and a "saint" who acted as a "wise elder" for the group's younger members.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

With the World Cup upon us, soccer-loving Gen X and elder millennial Angelenos are desperate to get in on the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In mid-2015, Flores’s other nephews, Efraín Campo and Franqui Flores, then 28 and 30, made a play to join their elder cousin in the big-money league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Financial institutions have procedures in place for spotting the warning signs of financial elder abuse and state regulators have in recent years put pressure on advisers to help prevent it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“Not now, but he has had—or, at least, relatives. He lost his elder brother a few years since.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë