the elderly

noun

: elderly people

providing care for the elderly

Examples of the elderly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For her performance as Thelma, the kind young stranger who shares a bus trip with the elderly woman returning to her long-ago home in Bountiful, Saint won the 1954 Outer Critics Circle Special Award. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

The vast majority of hospitalizations and deaths occurred among the elderly. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Absentee voting is available to the elderly, disabled people and their caretakers, and others. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Children under 5 years of age, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals are at a greater risk of developing the condition. — Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026