How to Use centenarian in a Sentence

centenarian

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  • Go deeper: Kole shares longevity tips from centenarians.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • Half of centenarians have a gene that taps the brakes on height and weight.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • Alonzo, Smith and the rest of the centenarian crew all like to be on-the-go and be out and about, according to staff.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
  • As far as the secret to living to be 104, the centenarian doesn’t have a clue.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The centenarian is seen using her walker to make her way to the curb to watch the parade.
    — Fox News, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The stocky, white-haired centenarian in dress shirt and wheelchair laughed and laughed.
    — Nathan Solis, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The species was more common in centenarians, and low in mice with progeria.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 29 July 2019
  • Among the deceased was the county’s second centenarian to fall victim to the virus.
    — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum are the centenarians.
    — Carole Landry, New York Times, 10 May 2020
  • The notion that there are centenarians with 80-year-old kids?
    — Cindy George, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The goal of the research is the development of drugs that would imitate what the centenarians’ genes do to protect their health.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • Exactly how long centenarians live may simply be a roll of the dice each year.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • The centenarian became the oldest person to score a No. 1 hit single in the U.K. music charts, and wrote children’s books.
    — Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Staff at the nursing home obliged the centenarian's request and took a photo of her enjoying the beer, which has gone viral.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 May 2020
  • Of those who make it to 100, only a tiny fraction of centenarians have siblings still alive, much less one who is their senior.
    — Jenice Armstrong, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • For this centenarian, gratitude for the good things in life has seen her through its trials – and leaves her counting her blessings to this day.
    — Maisie Sparks, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Golden Rule and the Bright Star in Bessemer are centenarians.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Family and friends surprised the beloved centenarian with a party complete with a drive-by from a firetruck.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 June 2021
  • The centenarian was charged with complicity in the murder of more than 3,500 inmates at the Sachsenhausen camp on the outskirts of Berlin.
    — Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Strangers were often surprised to learn the stylish centenarian's age.
    — Rachel Hutton, Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Imagine having the option to have the life experience of a centenarian with a 24 year-old’s health and vigor.
    — Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2010
  • Now, the centenarian can continue to get behind the wheel until at least 2024, when the license expires.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
  • One of the rules of ikigai is to stay active and not retire, and many centenarians, especially those living in the world’s blue zones, never do.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 20 July 2024
  • This is what a date between a centenarian and someone born in the run-up to Y2K would actually look like — sorry, Bella.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Her family said the centenarian has a life-long passion for learning and has passed that along to her children and grandchildren.
    — cleveland, 18 May 2020
  • In one survey, a quarter of centenarians said keeping a positive attitude topped the list of ways to stay healthy.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • In the last three decades alone, the U.S. centenarian population has nearly tripled.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Poll workers, too, gave the centenarian a warm welcome.
    — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Safaii-Waite and Linja also have been researching centenarians around the globe to learn more about diet and longevity.
    — Seanne Safaii-Waite, idahostatesman, 19 June 2017
  • Indeed, while the number of centenarians is increasing every year, the number of people living past 110 is not.
    — João Medeiros, WIRED, 27 June 2024

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