retirement home

noun

: a place where retired people can live and sometimes be taken care of

Examples of retirement home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Amid a murder investigation, writer Lucy Barton, local lawyer Bob Burgess, and Strout’s brusque titular heroine Olive Kitteridge, now 90 years old and living in a retirement home, find solace in one another’s company. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024 Weather, location, health care access, language, visa qualifications, and income requirements are among the many considerations that go into deciding on a retirement home. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024 But in the Senate, a governing body with a clubby atmosphere sometimes called the world’s most exclusive retirement home, seniority has long ruled. Kayla Guo, New York Times, 17 May 2024 Cal introduces Bea to the world of IFs by taking her to their retirement home, which happens to be located in Coney Island right near the iconic Wonder Wheel and Cyclone rides. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 The desire to grow older in one’s own home — rather than having to move in with family or to a retirement home — is common among many generations. Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 Farley did extensive interviews with the only surviving sister, Sarah Cotton, who lives in a retirement home in Plymouth. Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024 His death, in a retirement home, was confirmed by his wife, Linda. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Within a few hours, snakes have also been spotted at a school, beneath a piano stored in a private garage and near a lagoon-like swimming pool at a retirement home. Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024

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“Retirement home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20home. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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