Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dotardBut Biden did accomplish one thing, at least: Russia's pro-Kremlin media no longer views him as a dotard.—Peter Weber, The Week, 17 June 2021 Zuckerberg continues to allow, for example, videos and photographs falsified by the Trump campaign to depict Joe Biden as a dotard.—James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 22 Sep. 2020 Madman, rogue, gangster, frightened barking dog, dotard, rocket man, little rocket man -- the criticism of course by the American media was relentless.—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2018 Donald Trump, a man who at various points in his presidency has resembled a toddler, a dotard and a weird combination of both, mostly colored within the lines today in Davos, Switzerland.—Anne Branigin, The Root, 26 Jan. 2018 Stay above the snakeline, and don’t call anyone a dotard because Kim’s lawyers are on speed-dial and those stubby fingers can really move, folks.—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2017 All the fighters at work achieve the everyday goal by over 200% with hearts to kill dotard Trump by cutting and tearing apart his body and cutting his head off!—Will Ripley and Tim Schwarz, CNN, 26 Oct. 2017 Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards.—Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 2017 Gary Chryst, the most admired artist of the Joffrey Ballet of yore appearing with Ballet Theater as a guest, makes Dodon a rivetingly doting dotard.—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 7 June 2016
Various private clinics in the fields of surgery, dentistry, cardiology, and geriatrics are available, as well as senior-friendly services.
—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010, increasing the availability of care to the current population of seniors, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found.
Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.
—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Read More: These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets
Coping with Critters
The discovery of archeological remains has helped scientists better understand how ancients coped with bothersome critters.
—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.
—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
Playing an acid-tongue dowager or master teacher of witchcraft came naturally to her, but what thrilled her about acting was its transformative freedom.
—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2024
Does the town still have a past outside the fading memories of its old-timers?
—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.
The bill does provide an enhanced tax deduction for senior citizens ages 65 and older, which provides a maximum additional tax deduction of $6,000 through 2028 that’s calculated based on the taxpayer’s income.
—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Some senior citizens More Hoosiers ages 65 and older will be able to take money off their property taxes due to changes in the bill to the eligibility requirements to receive credits.
The Cost of Delay: Why Timing Matters Every month of delay in implementing comprehensive elder and disability planning increases both financial risk and family stress.
—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Leech Lake officials asked people to check on their neighbors — in particular elders and people with health conditions.
Share