the elderly

noun

: elderly people

providing care for the elderly

Examples of the elderly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Havas was also instructed not to speak to the media and to have no contact with the elderly couple or Acton. — Henry J. Gomez, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

He was arrested on Tarrant County warrants charging him with financial abuse of the elderly, money laundering and engaging in organized crime for theft. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Day centers for the elderly are rife with scabies and anemia; the seniors are emaciated, malnourished, and unclean. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

The country’s postwar baby boomers are retiring just as its fertility rate remains below replacement level, leading to a shrinking pool of working-age Koreans supporting the elderly. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026