the elderly

noun

: elderly people

providing care for the elderly

Examples of the elderly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most vulnerable are children, people of color, people with disabilities, and the elderly. — Matt Jozwiak, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Worse still is cruelty at a level Americans can’t stomach; separation of families, outright brutality against women and the elderly, deaths by indifference, even murder. — Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Burnham has also made pledges about reducing, and even eradicating, homelessness, improving care for the elderly and meeting NATO targets on defense spending. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The world of June Marple, the elderly amateur detective Christie featured in a dozen novels and 20 short stories, is considerably quainter. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026