- superlative of old.
eldest
Example Sentences
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Romero’s eldest son and another passenger were injured and remain in the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
You named your eldest son Remington, after the rifle.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
After Clara died in 1896, her eldest daughter, Marie, purged even more, sharing only limited selections of Clara’s diaries with Clara’s biographer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Karen's eldest is now 22, and she is also grandmother to a one-year-old.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Madame paused to rearrange her skirts, now that the smelly baby was gone from her lap, and drew her three eldest children close to her.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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