pensioner

Example Sentences

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Anthony Lobo, a pensioner who lives in Welling in Kent, is so frustrated by irregular post deliveries that every Saturday morning he collects his mail from Bexleyheath Delivery Office himself.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"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

Many households across Northern Ireland have been hit by the huge price increase in home heating oil, with one pensioner spending almost all of her monthly pension on one refill.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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