How to Use eldest in a Sentence
eldest
adjective
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There is a need that hasn’t been met in your eldest son.
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Washington Post,
10 Mar. 2022
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His eldest son was 5 years old and the other was 3 years old.
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Ellie Silverman,
Washington Post,
23 Oct. 2022
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But the two eldest are acutely aware of the change that’s occurred in the past three months.
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BostonGlobe.com,
17 Oct. 2021
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His wife was pregnant with their eldest the year of the attacks.
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Samantha Davenport,
Anchorage Daily News,
12 Sep. 2021
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In fact, his eldest daughter was stronger than the boys.
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April Reynolds,
Bon Appétit,
12 Apr. 2022
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Her eldest is 12, her youngest — her sixth — just two months.
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Elena Becatoros,
USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2022
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Her eldest is 12, her youngest - her sixth - just two months.
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Elena Becatoros,
Anchorage Daily News,
31 Dec. 2021
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At 49 years old, Trudeau is now the eldest of the three main party leaders.
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Michael Bociurkiw,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2021
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Her two eldest boys have been able to return to school.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2021
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That left their eldest son's baby clothes with no one to wear them.
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Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2022
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Henry died in 1974 as the eldest surviving child of George V and Mary.
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Emma Dibdin,
Town & Country,
1 June 2022
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Naomi Biden is the eldest daughter of Mr. Biden's son Hunter.
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CBS News,
4 Apr. 2022
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Lady Spencer is the eldest daughter of Charles Spencer.
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Pamela Avila,
USA TODAY,
26 July 2021
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His eldest daughter, age 6, got to attend Czech school for a year.
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Matt Porter,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Aug. 2022
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Antonio is the youngest Labra brother in the band, while Adrian is the eldest.
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Anne Nickoloff,
cleveland,
3 Dec. 2021
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Nick Cave continues to mourn the death of his eldest son Jethro Lazenby.
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Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2022
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That was certainly the case for me with my eldest son, Landon.
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Bethany Mollenkof,
Glamour,
29 Sep. 2022
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The Spurs’ eldest statesman believes the team’s youth can be an asset.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Oct. 2021
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The two eldest siblings play golf for Culver City High.
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Eric Sondheimer Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2022
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My eldest son who is still at home will begin his first year in college this fall.
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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2022
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The chief’s eldest son, Bear Shield, died on the reservation in January 1879.
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Jane Recker,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2022
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Her two eldest children — her sources of strength — struggled with school by Zoom.
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Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2021
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Biden is the eldest daughter of President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
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Devika Rao,
The Week,
18 Nov. 2022
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Nathan, the eldest son, had made canelés in copper molds for a late-afternoon snack, and Lila had put a bowl of madeleine batter in the fridge to rest overnight.
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Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2022
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Dear Amy: My eldest son is getting married a year from now.
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Amy Dickinson,
oregonlive,
12 Oct. 2021
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The world of Yellowstone could have been much different if not for the death of John and Evelyn’s eldest son, Lee.
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Lauren Hubbard,
Town & Country,
14 Nov. 2022
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One wonders how Isaac could have been so naive as to prefer his eldest son Esau over the younger Jacob.
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Rabbi Avi Weiss,
sun-sentinel.com,
1 Nov. 2021
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So this week our nanny is coming in the mornings to help with Landon, our eldest.
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Glamour,
29 Sep. 2022
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My thought was to speak with her eldest daughter, Attallah, to hear her talk about her mother and this idea of who her mother was.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2023
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Chrissy shared the first photo of Esti alongside the couple's eldest daughter Luna and son Miles.
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Selena Barrientos,
Good Housekeeping,
19 Jan. 2023
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