eldest

Example Sentences

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She traces her relationship with making clothes back to being the eldest child of a seamstress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He is tied with Bolsonaro's eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, in opinion polls ahead of the election.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Those numbers are rising, and are expected to start climbing sharply now that the eldest baby boomers are turning 80.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Morris’s eldest son, Mark, called his parent a narcissist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The eldest pulled the pins from her hair, shaking out the thick, chestnut waves that fell to her waist.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny