eldest

Example Sentences

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It’s not easy to leave one’s abode as the eldest daughter in a Mexican household, she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The eldest child of the previous king, Viserys I, Rhaenyra was named the official heir to the Iron Throne as a teenager by her father, despite women usually being overlooked in the line of succession.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced Friday, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“Confirmation bias is strong in this field,” she writes, finding scant evidence for such widespread birth-order claims as the notion that eldest children are smartest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The eldest children thought it best to retreat into the homes beneath the stone temples of Ingapirca.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova