senior citizen
noun
plural senior citizens
: an older adult and especially one who is age 65 or older
Examples of senior citizen in a Sentence
Senior citizens qualify for a discount at the movie theater.
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Clinton: Medicaid pays for about 40% of all childbirth and pays for an enormous percentage of senior citizens' health care and a lot of other stuff.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
On top of this, the House Ways and Means Committee has thrown a potpourri of assorted other tax cuts: through 2028, for instance, tips, overtime income, and car loan interests would be tax-free, and senior citizens would get bigger standard deductions.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
In other words: The senior citizens that UnitedHealth insures through its large Medicare business are going to the doctor more than expected, increasing the company's costs of providing care.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 13 May 2025
Homestead exemptions and relief programs in both Kansas and Missouri mean some senior citizens pay less in property taxes, although not all enroll.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
On top of this, the House Ways and Means Committee has thrown a potpourri of assorted other tax cuts: through 2028, for instance, tips, overtime income, and car loan interests would be tax-free, and senior citizens would get bigger standard deductions.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
In other words: The senior citizens that UnitedHealth insures through its large Medicare business are going to the doctor more than expected, increasing the company's costs of providing care.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 13 May 2025
Homestead exemptions and relief programs in both Kansas and Missouri mean some senior citizens pay less in property taxes, although not all enroll.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for senior citizen
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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