How to Use sandwich generation in a Sentence

sandwich generation

noun
  • No other than the current famed sandwich generation can attest to this shift.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • Read more about the sandwich generation, the cost of adoption and out-of-pocket expenses for preterm births.
    — Laura Vanderkam, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
  • And almost one third are part of the sandwich generation, supporting both children and adults.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • More than half of adults in their 40s are part of the sandwich generation—caring for both kids and older parents.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The sandwich generation of adults will certainly be squeezed by the cost of caring for both children and aging parents.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The sandwich generation can tend to an aging or ailing parent without skipping work.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The sandwich generation has been shouldering a heavy financial burden for far too long.
    — Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 May 2026
  • Read about the sandwich generation, caring for aging relatives and the costs of adoption.
    — Dani Blum, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Our situation is far easier than that of most sandwich generation adults.
    — Nancy Shohet West, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2019
  • This will boil over as baby boomers age and the sandwich generation, caring for multiple family members at once, grows.
    — Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Parents stuck in the sandwich generation may have to prioritize helping their relatives over their friends.
    — Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
  • More often, adult children are becoming the sandwich generation, caught between supporting their own kids and parents at the same time.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Experts agree caregiving can’t solely rely on the shoulders of the sandwich generation.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Welcome to the sandwich generation.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 25 May 2026
  • Many are part of what’s called the sandwich generation—adults with kids who also bear the responsibility of caring for aging parents.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • For the sandwich generation, senior resources can make all the difference in a community.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 14 June 2023
  • Nobody prepares you for the real challenges of sandwich generation life, but then again, nobody prepares you to be in your unique family, either.
    — Byellen McGirt, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Our situation is not the typical sandwich generation trope, though.
    — Nancy Shohet West, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2019
  • That's common for today's caregivers, especially those in the sandwich generation who care for both their aging parents and their children.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The study defines the sandwich generation as adults who have at least one child under 18 and a living parent—which is around one in four Americans.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to easing the financial burden of aging, care managers reduce stress for sandwich generation families who can’t be in two places at once.
    — Alix Boyle, courant.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • But no matter the distance between sandwich generation caregivers and their aging parents, many adult children are anxious about their parents' care and safety.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For years, the term sandwich generation has generally been applied to adults (mostly women) taking care of their aging parents and their minor children at the same time.
    — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Amid this wry look at the sandwich generation, Pearson adds a dose of medical advice about hormone replacement therapy.
    — Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018
  • Research shows that sandwich generation caregivers report more mental health issues and faster physical decline than other people.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 20 Mar. 2025
  • When should sandwich generation Americans plan?
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Other women in the sandwich generation report similar feelings of loneliness and overwhelm, scrambling for a break.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • For years, the sandwich generation has featured middle-aged Americans -- in other words, Gen Xers and baby boomers.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Already, one in seven Americans belong to the sandwich generation – people who are caring for both aging parents and young children.
    — Garen Staglin, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • But sandwich generation caregiving is chronic, overlapping and resource-intensive in ways the bill isn’t designed to address.
    — Kate Perepezko, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026

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