elder
Example Sentences
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“I didn’t even know it was an elder home before the incident, I thought they were just renting rooms out.”
From Los Angeles Times
But two days later, on the morning the elders met to talk about problems, he did not appear.
From Literature
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department launched its investigation into the elder Guthrie’s disappearance last month and insisted Thursday that the investigation is still in full force and has some solid clues.
From Los Angeles Times
He was chosen by a council of elders to convey the word of God and usher in a global revival of Islamic tradition.
Khamenei held a pope-like position in the Shiite Muslim world: elected by a council of elders to convey the word of God.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
