retirement home

noun

: a place where retired people can live and sometimes be taken care of

Examples of retirement home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The largest such discovery in the country, and possibly in all of Europe, was made during a routine archaeological screening in preparation for building a retirement home, developer WBG said in a statement. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024 The property also included a retirement home, a hospital, a church and a recreational hall. Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024 The retirement home in Kendall Roy’s Living+ dystopia 37. Vulture Staff, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024 The Willis' minivan ran over the bracket and exploded in flames, killing the six children. March 26, 2002 (Jefferson County): 6 people killed A retirement home bus carrying more than 20 people crashed with a van on state Highway 16, 30 miles west of Milwaukee, according to previous media reports. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 Amid a murder investigation, writer Lucy Barton, local lawyer Bob Burgess, and Strout’s brusque titular heroine Olive Kitteridge, now 90 years old and living in a retirement home, find solace in one another’s company. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024 Weather, location, health care access, language, visa qualifications, and income requirements are among the many considerations that go into deciding on a retirement home. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024 But in the Senate, a governing body with a clubby atmosphere sometimes called the world’s most exclusive retirement home, seniority has long ruled. Kayla Guo, New York Times, 17 May 2024 Cal introduces Bea to the world of IFs by taking her to their retirement home, which happens to be located in Coney Island right near the iconic Wonder Wheel and Cyclone rides. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024

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“Retirement home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20home. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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