geriatric
Example Sentences
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Chinese wellness practices, once associated with the tacky and geriatric, have suddenly found themselves in vogue, largely among Americans.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
You can have a family meeting with a professional mediator, elder-law attorney and/or geriatric specialist in which you each give your suggestions, and allow your mother to express her wishes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
Make an appointment with a geriatric psychiatrist or neuropsychologist, and consult an elder-law attorney.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
I strain to hear, but my old ears, for all their obscene hugeness, pick up nothing but snippets: “serious, serious depression” and “manifesting as aggression, not uncommon in geriatric patients.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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