Examples of senior citizen in a Sentence

Senior citizens qualify for a discount at the movie theater. more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives

Recent Examples on the Web And the fact that Clare has met Henry at various ages but never as a senior citizen suggests a premature end lies ahead. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 May 2022 Baldwin seemed to miss a conspicuous distinction between himself and his generational peers—for he, too, is a senior citizen—who live in the area: his wealth and his power to negotiate with space-industry players. — David Rompf, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2022 That's what a senior citizen, a former nursing assistant with a broken arm and other medical conditions, was left to sleep on. — Fox News, 28 Jan. 2022 The council also voted to allow any senior citizen to buy medical marijuana without a doctor’s note. — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022 Construction of new senior citizen-friendly cottages in Lake Forest appears to be getting closer, following approval by the city’s plan commission. — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022 Without a mortgage or car payment, their primary costs are utilities — Byers says his water bill is $4 a month with his wife’s senior citizen discount — food, and health care. — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 Don Natzke, now a senior citizen, hopes for a better understanding of the hurdles people with disabilities often face. — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2022 Something’s Gotta Give — A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age. — Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022 See More

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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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