elderly gentleman

collocation in English

meaningsofelderlyandgentleman

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elderly
adjective
uk
/ˈel.dəl.i/us
/ˈel.dɚ.li/
polite word ...
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gentleman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.təl.mən/us
/ˈdʒen.t̬əl.mən/
a polite way of talking to or referring to ...
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(Definition ofelderlyandgentlemanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She described the tragic case of anelderlygentlemanwho had suffered a heart attack at home; an ambulance had been called.
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Yesterday, there was anelderlygentlemanon our television screens—anelderlygentlemansuffering from delusions of grandeur.
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I recall the case of anelderlygentlemanwhose wife was disabled.
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I have had a letter from anelderlygentlemanin my constituency, aged 75, whose wife is over 70.
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We have anelderlygentlemansitting somewhere considering your problems.
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In one anelderlygentleman, with a grey head and very beautiful hands, was quietly reading a newspaper, with his long pipe by his side.
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I went round with the meals-on-wheels service to anelderlygentlemanwho is immaculate.
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He was in effect a slightly eccentricelderlygentleman.
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Anelderlygentlemanwas picking coal off the face with a pick.
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The last was anotherelderlygentlemanof 60 years of age with acute rheumatoid arthritis.
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On the top of this stack was anelderlygentlemanwho with great energy was fitting the stooks into their places.
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He is anelderlygentlemanto put it mildly, and obviously he would not be asked.
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To save a few seconds, but to render anelderlygentlemanunconscious on the roadside bleeding to death.
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By chance, the accident happened outside a doctor's house, and the doctor, anelderlygentlemanretired from active practice, was first on the scene.
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For thatelderlygentleman, it was a cause of fear and humiliation.
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Myelderlygentlemansaw through that ridiculous claim.
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I had a very sad example of this the other day when anelderlygentlemanwrote to me.
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Imagine anelderlygentlemanwho is rather short-sighted.
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Thatelderlygentlemanknew of an empty bed on a ward and mentioned that fact.
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If we fail to tackle such problems, we abandon people such as theelderlygentlemanwho was tormented day in, day out.
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