septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌtü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
-ˌtyü-,
-ˌchü-
: a person whose age is in the seventies
septuagenarian
adjective
Examples of septuagenarian in a Sentence
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For every human septuagenarian suddenly struggling with fading eyesight, brittle bones, and an inexplicable taste for Tony Bennett, there's an aging dog experiencing many of the same problems.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
These sure don’t look like a septuagenarian’s earlobes: zero droop, no unsightly hair.
—Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
There is no evidence that Walton actually attended any of the Boulder shows, but his spirit looms over us, a logical outcome for a 7-foot septuagenarian in flamboyant color.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Our hero is Bob Comet, a septuagenarian who has spent most of his life with books, as a public librarian in Portland, Ore., and now, in retirement, as a devoted reader.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 30 June 2023
Now five seasons old, The Constructivists also have taken a step up in ambition by casting local veteran James Pickering as David, the latest in a run of wild, unhinged and indecorous old men the septuagenarian has brought to life on stage.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
If yes, then Ferguson’s hilarious assumption that a Black septuagenarian must enjoy the musical stylings of Snoop Dogg carries greater significance.
—Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
Smith, a reclusive Palm Beach septuagenarian, hasn’t granted a press interview since the 1980s.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021
Also relevant are works by French septuagenarian Elizabeth Garouste, who is the very definition of fun.
—Ralph Pucci, Robb Report, 16 May 2021
Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
These sure don’t look like a septuagenarian’s earlobes: zero droop, no unsightly hair.
—Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
There is no evidence that Walton actually attended any of the Boulder shows, but his spirit looms over us, a logical outcome for a 7-foot septuagenarian in flamboyant color.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Our hero is Bob Comet, a septuagenarian who has spent most of his life with books, as a public librarian in Portland, Ore., and now, in retirement, as a devoted reader.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 30 June 2023
Now five seasons old, The Constructivists also have taken a step up in ambition by casting local veteran James Pickering as David, the latest in a run of wild, unhinged and indecorous old men the septuagenarian has brought to life on stage.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
If yes, then Ferguson’s hilarious assumption that a Black septuagenarian must enjoy the musical stylings of Snoop Dogg carries greater significance.
—Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
Smith, a reclusive Palm Beach septuagenarian, hasn’t granted a press interview since the 1980s.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021
Also relevant are works by French septuagenarian Elizabeth Garouste, who is the very definition of fun.
—Ralph Pucci, Robb Report, 16 May 2021
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septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌt(y)ü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
ˌsep-tə-ˌwaj-ə-
: a person who is 70 or more but less than 80 years old
septuagenarian
adjective
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