elder

Example Sentences

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For some, he became a queer elder; a figure who had lived a life outside easy definition.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

"With the crisis of 2001, all hell broke loose," says Ardo Wada Waziri, a Fulani elder who has worked for peace for years.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Cipriani alleged that Shell told him Trump had told the elder Ellison that he would get Warner, despite the company’s preference to sell to Netflix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Auntie,” JimmyTrotter said, “Miss Trotter wouldn’t do anything to keep Sophie from milking. That’s just—” He was too respectful to call an elder crazy but it was Alabama crazy.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia