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'elder' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'elder' with 18 example sentences.


elder adjective

: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

elder noun

: a person who is older than you are

: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

: any of various church officers


  • I think that my younger brother is stronger than my elder brother.
  • Our great-great-grandmother died the day after my elder sister was born.
  • My elder brother finished his homework very quickly.
  • My elder brother plays the guitar very well.
  • Don't hesitate to speak just because I am your elder.
  • Then the younger sibling set off, and the elder remained behind.
  • Today is my elder sister's birthday.
  • His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
  • My elder brother got a position in a big business.
  • The elder gods are waking up.
  • Ken shared the room with his elder brother.
  • She adores her elder brother.
  • My elder sister is afraid of all doctors.
  • Her elder daughter is married.
  • My elder brother doesn't do sports.
  • His elder son is studying at college.
  • The company is managed by my elder brother.
  • He is less clever than his elder brother.
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