centenarian - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • die: He died a centenarian after eighty years of monastic life.
  • register: There were 235 deaths of reputed centenarians registered in Scotland in 1999, 20 men and 215 women.

Adjective modifier

  • reputed: The historical trend showed little change between 1910 and 1960, five-year averages ranging between 12 and 17 deaths of reputed centenarians.

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