eldest

Example Sentences

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There is also disquiet that his eldest son – a businessman – is on the ballot for a senior party position for the first time.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The president's eldest son, Eric Trump, who runs the family business alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr., denied wrongdoing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Grief of a different sort defined her relationship with her eldest child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Generally, when I meet eldest siblings, there’s a kind of interesting energy of someone who both needs to be in charge and needs a lot of permission.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Gunwoo’s father had been so proud of the shoes he’d gotten from his eldest son, a police officer in Daejeon.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh