Example Sentences

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Four in five include either a child, an elderly individual or a nonelderly individual with a disability.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nonelderly Americans in particular were hit harder than nonelderly populations in other rich countries.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

More than 440,000 working poor and nonelderly adults enrolled within the first budget year, and Louisiana’s uninsured rate dropped from 22.7% to 9.4%.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

About 60 percent of nonelderly adults on Medicaid are already working, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Because of safety concerns when COVID-19 vaccines first became available, “only nonelderly adults were asked to take injections,” Cheng says.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 14, 2022