retirement community
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of retirement community
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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There is a nice retirement community nearby, but all of the couple’s local friends are staying put so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Night Nurse” is more about the microcosm of this sleepy retirement community — where money and power still have influence, despite their stasis — than it is the outcome of Eleni and Douglas’ affair.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Some call the Villages - the largest retirement community in the world - "Disney without rollercoasters".
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
We’ve had my grandparents’ old piano ever since they moved from the house in Connecticut where Mom grew up to a retirement community in Florida.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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