Example sentences for: oldest

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  • The gypsum throne is the oldest in Europe and traces of paint show that it would have been brightly colored when in use.

  • Adults in the oldest age groups (55-64 and 65+) were nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized (55-64 OR = 1.75; 95% CI = 0.87-3.

  • The oldest Stone Age settlements to be discovered (10,000 b.c. ) are known as Jomon (“cord pattern”), after the style of their handmade pottery, which was among the earliest to be found anywhere in the world and of rich and imaginative design.

  • The normal human ocular lens exhibits a steady increase in size due to growth throughout life, harboring some the oldest cells in the body [ 1 2 3 ] . Overall, from birth to 65 years of age, the human lens will increase 63% in equatorial diameter, while increasing only 22% in A-P axial thickness [ 4 ] . Cell growth dramatically influences the contours of the anterior and posterior lens surfaces, but is not the sole factor affecting lens form.

  • My mom and dad eventually quit the cigarette habit, as did my oldest brother and my baby sister.


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