The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
An elderly man is airlifted to hospital after being stamped on by a horse.
The elderly lady woke in fright after being disturbed by two boys who broke into her unit in Geelong North.
Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
The elderly
The elderly make up about a third of France's suicides.
Referring to any group using the formula the elderly, the disabled is nowadays felt to be inappropriate because it glosses over people's individuality and perpetuates stereotypes. It is preferable to use phrases such as disabled people and so forth. Many people also prefer to talk about older rather than elderly people for similar reasons
