senility
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“I want to thank all the artists who came out tonight to help celebrate whatever it is we’re celebrating,” said Nelson, feigning senility and getting a laugh.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Colin, an unemployed man in his 50s, and his mother, Barbara, teetering on the edge of senility, have lived in Room 4 for nearly a year, trying to fend off impending indignity.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
He has been accused of senility, stupidity and a wide spectrum of other incompetencies.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022
An 1887 Times story praised Southern California as “a mecca for sick pilgrims,” its climate a miracle treatment for hay fever, asthma, even senility.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022
In middle age I was assured that greater age would calm my fever and now that I am fifty-eight perhaps senility will do the job.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing senility
"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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Travels with Charley
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