How to Use the elderly in a Sentence

the elderly

noun
  • Man stole from the sick and the elderly.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • All three neighbors knew the elderly man who lived in the home.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • This group has gone deeply into the field of caring for the elderly.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 18 June 2023
  • Young children and the elderly are at the greatest risk of heat stress.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
  • Back when the elderly woman was young, her sister had died of measles.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Never leave children or pets in cars and check on the elderly.
    — CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • None of it could withstand the speed of the elderly driver.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • All the children of the village have fever; the elderly are sick.
    — Claire Parker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The wall stands across the road from a Jewish care home for the elderly.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For the elderly, our phones are not an appendage as is true for many younger people.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The hostages that could be returned as part of the deal include both the elderly and the very young.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And the lawyers fighting the elderly couple get paid.
    — Dave Lieber feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • First responders found the elderly woman dead on the top floor near where the fire broke out.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Nashawaty had been over to the elderly man’s house earlier that day to offer help.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • People were killed in large numbers before their eyes, the elderly man told me.
    — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • The rear lock video screen also allows children and the elderly a quick way to see who is at the door.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • Smog compromised the health of kids and the sickly and the elderly.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This could send the elderly into states of disease, to be honest.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Other clips showed that the elderly made up many of the protesters.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • With films such as this, there’s often a concern that they might be seen as making fun of the elderly.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The virus can lead to pneumonia, which is far more worrisome for the elderly.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • Those most at risk are children whose lungs are still developing and the elderly.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
  • The day after her first toke, Sharon begs Robyn to teach her how to rip off the elderly on the phone.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the elderly on the island are forced to beg or search for food among the mountains of trash that block the streets.
    — Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

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