elderly person
Example Sentences
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"Our vision is that no elderly person in Kerala should feel invisible or abandoned, regardless of where their children live."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I say that on behalf of your aunt, but also for every other vulnerable elderly person who could do with a nephew like you.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
By 2023, spending on each elderly person had risen 19% after inflation; on each child, just 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
An elderly person also died when a tree fell on them amid downpours earlier in the week, the agency said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
“Okay. I’m gonna say this one last time. I am just a kidhe said slowly, as if talking to an elderly person or a small child. “
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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