retiree

Example Sentences

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For a retiree like yourself, keeping housing costs closer to 20% to 30% of your gross income is considered safe.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

A retiree with $90,000 of income and several million dollars invested is in a very different position from someone with the same income but limited savings.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

"With gas this high, I go to the food bank now, more so than ever," the retiree told AFP.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Achilles tears are known throughout the NBA as injuries that turn players into shadows of their former selves, demoting an All-Star into a role player and a role player into a retiree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Colin watched in a lock-jawed silence as Hassan furiously stabbed at his breakfast, and later as Hassan slammed the mini-recorder down on the coffee table of some factory retiree who was old-but-not-old-enough-for-the-nursing home.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green