Sentence examples for like elderly from inspiring English sources

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What event was Karen attending with what looked like elderly relatives?

Opponents fear it would raise taxes for those who could least afford it, like elderly homeowners.

The buildings of this Paris of Mesopotamia sag into the ground like elderly men on life-support machines.

Other cases are debatable, like elderly people who are alone and infirm, with no support network and few resources, who decide that they've had enough.

The industry calls it "interference," and it means time-killing activities like elderly passengers perching on armrests to stuff a bag into the overhead bin.

The city could allow certain groups of people, like elderly people on fixed incomes, a card to keep a normal rate at all times.

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They consisted of a burlesque-like elderly woman named Goldie, a Jewish master of ceremonies named Yosef Shulem, a clown named Kriss, an animal trainer named Ace, and a face-painter named Princess Mandee.

Instead, the altered photo (above)—which depicts three Yao Ming-sized officials and one floating/vanishing legless man towering over a Hobbit-like elderly lady has triggered a storm of ridicule online.

Nobody likes "elderly"; "senior" and "senior citizen" are a scant improvement over "elderly"; and we can argue til the cows come home exactly what "older person" means.

Illness had shrunk him quite a bit, so that now he not only sounded like the elderly Voltaire but looked like him, too.

Like an elderly relative at a wedding, I feel like clutching your hand and whispering "savour every moment".

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