How to Use elderly in a Sentence

elderly

adjective

• The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people.
• Here was an elderly man who could not put any weight on his left leg.
  — Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• All ages join in, from children to elderly and even the hippest and/or wildest attired locals.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 July 2023
• Four-year-olds, nine-year-olds, eleven-year-olds, ten-year-olds, mothers, elderly.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
• During my recent stay, one of those elderly neighbors got all dolled up, came in and asked for a tour.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Toward the end of the service, an elderly nobleman fell down the steps of the throne while paying homage to Victoria.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
• The cover artwork famously features an elderly man hinged at the waist, weighed down by a bale of long twigs strapped to his back.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2023
• The Senior Source runs programs to support this elderly group.
  — Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Many were elderly and forced to share their medical histories out in the open.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
• Last year’s blazes killed nine — many of them elderly people who could not escape from fast-moving flames.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• The event, which took place on May 16, was a hit with its elderly residents — some of whom had never been to a prom before —who turned up in their finest evening wear and danced the night away.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
• An elderly woman died in a boat on the way to the hospital, overcome by heat and dehydration.
  — Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda and Saiyna Bashir, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
• Ukraine’s elderly are often the only people who remain along the country’s hundreds of miles of front line.
  — Lynsey Addario Megan Specia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Last year, hundreds of thousands were able to enter, most of them women, children and elderly men.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
• There were also plans that were going to increase the wages of workers who provide home care to people who are sick or elderly.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
• There are cows to be milked, livestock to be fed, an elderly donkey to be petted, a garden to tend, firewood to be gathered, cheese to be made, and menus to prepare.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• An elderly drug dealer was sentenced on Tuesday to two-and-a-half years in prison in connection with the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 25 July 2023
• Anyone is prone to catch the virus but elderly people, children and those with weakened immune systems are more at risk.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• His elderly father moves in, forcing him to confront the fact that the former has always preferred his younger brother.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
• Others want to provide a place for their elderly relatives or adult children to live.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Schiff dug into Hur and would not let go on the question of Hur’s decision to describe Biden as an elderly man with a poor memory.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• Dear Miss Manners: Every day, my elderly mother-in-law texts me about the weather in Florida.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• After a lifetime in circus captivity, this elderly girl gets to live out the rest of her days at a bear sanctuary.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 May 2023
• The Flower Mound firefighters found an elderly resident who was unable to leave on her own, according to the post.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
• The 2015 mini series focuses on real estate mogul Robert Durst and those who turn up dead around him: his wife, his elderly neighbor, and his best friend.
  — Claudia Guthrie, ELLE, 31 May 2023
• The inability to afford homes, the time and cost of commuting, and the shortage of school and elderly care places have put flourishing cities out of reach for many working people.
  — Ian Goldin, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
• In this case, the defendant is facing 170 years to life in prison and is ineligible for elderly parole.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 5 May 2023
• Dear Amy: An elderly person in our small community has just died.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
• And for whatever reason, this is not the first time Perry has faced a dispute with elderly people over pricey real estate.
  — James McClain, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
• An elderly woman and two children remained inside the house during the standoff, police said.
  — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024