Below you will find example sentences with "older generations". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Older Generations in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: generations
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 25.7 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "older generations" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 46 while older generations lean towards, appeal to older generations who may, younger, likely and people stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with future generations, older brother, older people and future generations, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with older generations
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
And it isn't older generations fueling the record comeback, either. (11 words)
Many of the ironclad rules of the older generations have fallen by the wayside. (14 words)
Recent studies show that Millennials and Gen Z are far less religious than older generations. (15 words)
You can tell from the coverage of some of the peace babies who are now 25 that peace has opened doors for them, that they love the place they grew up in ways that echo the feelings of older generations, but with the darker associations of earlier times. (48 words)
Although some words like necessary are almost universally pronounced with the full vowel, older generations of Australians are relatively likely to pronounce these affixes with a schwa while younger generations are relatively likely to use a full vowel. (38 words)
Italians were involved in setting up the University of Wollongong, which was formerly a technical college, as well as founding their own institutions, such as the Marco Polo nursing home, to care for the older generations. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Forgasz noted that while older generations within the Jewish community may have harboured suspicions towards Christians due to historical events such as the Holocaust, these attitudes are less prevalent among younger generations.
This is an entertaining play which aims to appeal to older generations who may remember Jennie and new generations who may be inspired by her story for the first time.
Younger generations appear to be taking their skin health more seriously than older generations, as the results revealed that Gen Z are more likely to wear sunscreen daily, whether that’s body or facial sunscreen.
Younger generations, however, believe a Democrat win will be better for their investments (46%), while older generations lean towards a Republican victory (49%).
I have a question to our recent generations from our older generations (Depression, World War II, Korean War).
Although some words like necessary are almost universally pronounced with the full vowel, older generations of Australians are relatively likely to pronounce these affixes with a schwa while younger generations are relatively likely to use a full vowel.
Some older generations speak Newfoundland English, but it is more commonly used by the younger generations.
The year in which one was born is a strong indicator of attitude towards same-sex marriage—generations born after 1946 are considerably more supportive of same-sex marriage than older generations.
But according to recent polling from CBS News, younger Americans are more likely than older generations to have roughly equal levels of sympathy for the Israeli people and the Palestinian people.
Italians were involved in setting up the University of Wollongong, which was formerly a technical college, as well as founding their own institutions, such as the Marco Polo nursing home, to care for the older generations.
Japanese people under the age of 40 look at older generations and see that they reaped great financial benefit from the bubble economy, Kuniyama says.
Many of the ironclad rules of the older generations have fallen by the wayside.
Recent studies show that Millennials and Gen Z are far less religious than older generations.
The bank closures have also posed challenges for older generations, who often prefer in-person banking to online.
Their entry into the real estate market has looked different from that of older generations.
They are growing increasingly popular amongst older generations and a survey of over-50s, commissioned by Final Duties, found that more than one in five (22%) over-50s already have a bucket list.
This is a sharp contrast to what was seen during the pandemic, when spending among older generations lagged behind younger ones.
You can tell from the coverage of some of the peace babies who are now 25 that peace has opened doors for them, that they love the place they grew up in ways that echo the feelings of older generations, but with the darker associations of earlier times.
And it isn't older generations fueling the record comeback, either.
A report has revealed that young people are becoming less happy than older generations as they suffer “the equivalent of a midlife crisis”.