elderly

[ˈeldərli]

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.