eldest
Example Sentences
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She recruited her eldest daughter and niece to work in the store.
That act caused the girls’ father to become king and put his eldest daughter, who was 10, next in the line of succession.
“Sena gets a new uniform because he’s the eldest and there’s no one to hand one down to him.”
From Literature
His eldest is in college, studying to be a teacher.
From BBC
Her eldest son, now 22, used to play rugby as child when there were "20-plus members" of the team all from the Nelson area.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
