pensioner

Example Sentences

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"What has happened to the Palestinians is so unjust," said pensioner Jean Apps, 81, from Purley in south London.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

"I'm a pensioner, we get paid every four weeks - my oil fill has just taken three and a half weeks of my four weeks," said Pauline.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The imprint was missing from a leaflet containing an open letter by a pensioner who had switched her support from Labour to Reform UK.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Ragip Ramadani, a pensioner who went to the protest from his home in the southern town of Dragash, said the court was not conducting a fair trial.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela