elders
Example Sentences
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"Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal customary law in Central Australia – usually carried out by elders to try and achieve harmony between Indigenous families and groups.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
As James Baldwin once said, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Because in East London, you learn that there is a moral baseline, that there is a right way of behaving, and you’re taught to respect your elders and to sort of look after everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
“The elders have a saying. Too much is the same as not enough.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
