elderly
Example Sentences
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He took his wife, four daughters and elderly mother -- all crammed into a pickup truck with 30 others -- and drove for three days through "backroads to avoid RSF checkpoints", he told AFP from Kosti.
From Barron's
Footage aired by local broadcaster Metro TV showed the fire engulfing the nursing home, while locals helped to evacuate an elderly person.
From Barron's
In Delhi's annual winter of discontent, toxic smog left children and the elderly gasping, with doctors advising some to leave the city.
From BBC
Music was blasting from a speaker under the low trees where a troop of elderly ladies were choreographing a fan dance routine.
From BBC
Joe Mulvehill, a New York doctor who visits many elderly patients in their homes, said he regularly finds drawers or shoeboxes full of pills, often sent by mail.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
