old folks' home
Example Sentences
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Sometimes I'd get a charming surprise, like when the giant Beverly Hills cupcake order went not to a socialite but to an old folks' home.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022
Gottsagen, a performer with natural comedic timing and the ability to deliver funny and unexpected punchlines, stars as Zak, a young man unfairly confined to life at an old folks’ home.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2019
Would intone loudly that the coronation chicken served at the opening of an old folks’ home “looks like sick”?
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2018
I think that by the time you're in an old folks' home, you'll look back on your life and see that all the puzzle pieces fit – no matter how ugly some of them are.
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2012
Every time they built a road they built a old folks’ home.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
