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Elder
"Elder" in a Sentence (29 examples)
Then the younger brother set off, and the elder remained behind.
John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister.
Ken shared the room with his elder brother.
You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
How old is your elder son?
"I am not going into the forest after bear cubs," said the elder brother.
"You see," said the elder brother, "I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well, while you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble."
The elder brother was living in a village and had grown neither rich nor poor.
My elder brother got a position in a big business.
My elder brother is really tall, about 1.8m.
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It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.
The elder of the two was also an elder statesman.
She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.
We were presented to the village elder.
At the friendship centre, you can arrange to meet with a social worker or an elder.
People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.
I probably wouldn't be here talking about this very topic if it weren't for the few but mighty elders in the tech and gender rights spaces. Folks like South Africa-based Jan Moolman from the Association for Progressive Communications[…]
Fashion elder compères his own celebration of designs revived from his archive by design director Sam Cotton[.]
Treating illness among society’s elders is challenging since board-certified geriatricians (physicians trained, knowledgeable and certified in treating older patients) are in short supply, here in El Paso and throughout the country.
Respect your elders.
Carry your Head[…] as your Elders have done.
a travelling elder
After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.
Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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