How to Use nonagenarian in a Sentence

nonagenarian

noun
  • The nonagenarian was born and raised in Haiti and widowed decades before her death.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
  • At a time in life when most nonagenarian's are taking it easy, Michanowicz is revving up.
    — Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 29 May 2017
  • Both his parents are nonagenarians who have slowed down over the years but still appear in fairly fine fettle.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2017
  • After this long, strange awards trip, the Bagger feels like a nonagenarian, too.
    — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • After decades in the spotlight, the wily nonagenarian is still center stage.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 8 June 2019
  • But the nonagenarian isn’t getting any younger.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There are six nonagenarians on the list, most of whom have already passed on the baton to the next generation.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The nonagenarian has tried to stay optimistic, joking about the fall sometimes.
    — Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Even the Arab world’s lone true democracy has elected a nonagenarian.
    — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The nonagenarian was recovering from a fall – taken while jazz dancing – but was in good spirits.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For a nonagenarian, a robot that offers brain-teasing games to help keep her mind sharp could become an ideal companion.
    — Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The nonagenarian proudly did her own stunts in Thelma’s raucous scooter-chase.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The nonagenarian enjoys playing for his neighbors and said sometimes the people living on floors beneath his will call up to him with requests.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The film chronicles Alvarez’s life, her love of music and her path to pursuing a singing career as a nonagenarian.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Twice a week, the nonagenarian drives himself to a local batting cage and practices his swings to gear up for the weekend games against others aged 55 and over.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The world lost a host of icons in 2025, from nonagenarians with decades of great work behind them to younger stars whose lives were cut tragically short.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Dec. 2025
  • After the shoot, a friendship ensued between the nonagenarian and the 290-pound star athlete.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Now employees and her fellow residents, all starved for attention, seek out the nonagenarian.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The nonagenarian later died at the hospital.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The title subject is Colette Marin Catherine, who, at the time of filming, was a nonagenarian.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The nonagenarian's photo stirred up thousands of comments from fans who took the opportunity to praise her ageless appearance.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The nonagenarian rallied his health, though, and returned to the stage for his annual Fourth of July Picnic.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The sprightly nonagenarian was replacing a rotting, 16-foot plank on his back deck, and cutting it up into pieces with a chainsaw before installing a new plank.
    — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
  • There’s the mayor, a sharp nonagenarian who has been in office since the Eisenhower administration.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Since then the nonagenarian has styled himself the Patriarch of Kiev, a title that few people outside Ukraine recognise.
    — Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
  • The study attributed that to the strong-willed nature of those nonagenarians, who spoke to researchers about their beliefs, history of migration, family and country.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Any appearance by Buffett (security and reporters in tow) is usually met by a rush of people trying to take photos or videos with the nonagenarian.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
  • The nonagenarian’s sons Licurtis Reels and Melvin Davis had homes on that waterfront parcel.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This year’s letter was no different, as the nonagenarian began the 11-page brief with a brief monologue on changing attitudes about saving and generational wealth.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The premise, simply enough, is to talk to fellow nonagenarians and a few centenarians (Kirk Douglas among them), asking what keeps them going and seeking clues to their longevity.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 June 2017

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