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In the mornings, roosters and hens roam the sidewalks of Little Havana as the elderly men who play dominoes in the plaza settle in for their game.
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Hugh was bitten by a stray dog in Ethiopia and had to get fourteen rabies shots in his back—Hugh, who has never told a lie in his entire life and has always gone out of his way for the elderly.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Shingles can be prevented by getting the two-dose vaccine, which is about 90% effective in preventing shingles in the elderly.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Nashawaty had been over to the elderly man’s house earlier that day to offer help.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Hugh was bitten by a stray dog in Ethiopia and had to get fourteen rabies shots in his back—Hugh, who has never told a lie in his entire life and has always gone out of his way for the elderly.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Shingles can be prevented by getting the two-dose vaccine, which is about 90% effective in preventing shingles in the elderly.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Nashawaty had been over to the elderly man’s house earlier that day to offer help.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the elderly
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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