pensioner

Example Sentences

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He said: "If we're unable to send a pensioner who lives on their own away with a jar of coffee, that's a pretty sad state of affairs."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In a police interview, Doughty said he had become frustrated because the machine would not accept coins, adding that police were "more interested in ripping off a pensioner".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The pensioner added he had asked his landlord and daughter to search for supplies but they had also struggled to find any.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"This is no salary," pensioner Pilar Navarro, 72, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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