How to Use octogenarian in a Sentence

octogenarian

noun

• Octogenarians, teenagers, amputees and even a blind man have reached the top of the world.
  — Manveena Suri and Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 28 May 2017
• There were octogenarians with bad hips, short people who couldn’t see a thing, etc.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2018
• The flip side To the sweet octogenarian that asked what chicken pieces are called flats.
  — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
• The hostages on the fliers range from infants to octogenarians.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• The reign of the octogenarians is a risky bet for a democracy.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
• An octogenarian who could do 50 push-ups and 4-minute planks?
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2021
• The drummer became the first octogenarian in the band with his birthday last month.
  — Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
• Or the working-class octogenarian whose last wish is to see a World Cup game?
  — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
• The octogenarians all had advice for how Biden might win weary voters back.
  — Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
• The octogenarian proved adept at navigating this new era of short form video.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
• There are a homeless man who lives in the park and a group of octogenarians camped in expensive motor homes, who don’t quite fit.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2019
• Yes, there have been a number of octogenarians who have served as leaders of other countries.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 5 July 2017
• And while some robust octogenarians have many years ahead of them, studies show that surgery is also common among those who are far more frail.
  — Liz Szabo, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• One octogenarian sent a box of items, the postage of which likely cost more than the items themselves, Culver said.
  — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 10 Oct. 2022
• But not Tetyana Tokar, an octogenarian with a scrap-of-cloth headscarf.
  — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• And, no, the strain of coaching an entire year in a global pandemic has not scared or soured this octogenarian.
  — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
• Why would people of all ages want an octogenarian to host the nation’s premier late night comedy show?
  — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
• The event ushered in a wave of anxiety in the form of finding the perfect gift for an active octogenarian.
  — WIRED, 14 Nov. 2022
• Countless studies have shown that octogenarians and above are still rounding the bases on the regular.
  — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
• And in one moment, the octogenarian planted a sweet kiss on Feeney’s forehead.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• Ruth Whitfield was the octogenarian who cared for her ailing husband with love and patience.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
• By the end of this year, Japan’s court is expected to decide whether or not to grant the octogenarian a retrial.
  — Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023
• This comes amid a flurry of activity rare for an octogenarian.
  — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
• Biden at 81 is a young octogenarian whose busy schedule of travel, meetings and phone calls with heads of state would outpace anyone even half his age.
  — Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
• As many as seven octogenarians may be among the hostages, including Yaffa Adar, who is eighty-five.
  — Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
• Four months ago, Lois Sharp was an active octogenarian who cared for her son Jerry, who had suffered a stroke a few years ago.
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2020
• Extending the life of an octogenarian does not have the same social impact as saving a young person in the prime of life or a child with decades of productive years ahead.
  — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• Sanders sought to contrast herself, the youngest governor in the nation, with Biden, an octogenarian.
  — Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Will viewers see the high-energy Biden of the State of the Union address or the more low-key octogenarian of less eventful moments?
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
• Through a mix of orders, shaming, and a whole lot of banging of the gavel, the octogenarian managed to avoid a nightmare scenario of one of his colleagues pummeling a witness.
  — Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026