confused elderly

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old and no longer having mental abilities sufficient for independent living
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the confused elderly

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Words nearby confused elderly

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How to use confused elderly in a sentence

“Officers had to go stop an elderly lady from being assaulted,” Sgt. Houston said.
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Unfortunately, the most confused Ebola alarmists had millions of followers: Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter.
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I think he sometimes got it confused, particularly in his storytelling.
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There were little blond girls in knit hats next to elderly African American women hobbling on canes.
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He said his son was confused why he was being pulled over—other cars had been speeding by him—before hanging up the phone.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crowd shuffled off in all directions, and then engaged in a confused struggle for the chairs.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Results are in terms of bulk of precipitate, which must not be confused with percentage by weight.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She now understood nearly all that was said directly to her, though she could not follow general and confused conversation.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He gave me some instructions, but I was too confused to understand them, and too shy to ask questions.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.
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