elderly

Definition:
1. Used as a polite word for old.
2. People who are old.

Use 'elderly' in a sentence:

• 1. Elderly people are not in a position to make drastic changes at this stage of their life.
• 2. These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship.
• 3. There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.
• 4. Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly.
• 5. "Growing Older" considered the needs of the elderly for financial support during retirement.
• 6. Burglars ransacked an elderly couple's home.
• 7. Many of the elderly are on medication.
• 8. Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians.
• 9. Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty.
• 10. Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them.
• 11. An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
• 12. It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the aging process.
• 13. Elderly people are not always resistant to change.
• 14. It benefits the elderly more.
• 15. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game.
• 16. It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.
• 17. Many of those most affected are elderly.
• 18. An elderly man dressed in faded dungarees took the witness stand.
• 19. About half of them are children, and another 8% are elderly.
• 20. Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
• 21. The notice gives advice on protecting the eyesight of elderly people.
• 22. The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods.
• 23. The government now supports the elderly, diminishing the need for children.
• 24. An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
• 25. Richard was uneasy about how best to approach his elderly mother.
• 26. The company has been accused of mis-selling products to thousands of elderly investors.
• 27. Elderly people enjoy more time, and this can compensate for lower income.
• 28. She looks in on her elderly neighbour every evening.
• 29. In the next booth he could see an elderly lady, talking volubly.
• 30. She does some voluntary work, caring for the elderly.
• 31. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.
• 32. Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
• 33. Women are more likely than men to be carers of elderly dependent relatives.
• 34. An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
• 35. The volunteers deliver food or other supplies for the elderly in town.
• 36. The elderly relative had died of old age.
• 37. She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
• 38. Advertising like this is a cynical manipulation of the elderly.
• 39. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
• 40. It may seem that these elderly people are trying to cheat death.
• 41. His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
• 42. Many elderly people live in poverty.
• 43. Elderly people easily become socially isolated.
• 44. One elderly man sat morosely at the bar.
• 45. It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.
• 46. The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her.
• 47. The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
• 48. The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
• 49. The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
• 50. An elderly man was found beaten to death.
• 51. The elderly man may not be typical, but he speaks for a significant body of opinion.
• 52. Those most vulnerable to heat stress are the elderly.
• 53. There was an elderly couple on the terrace.