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 desire to grow older in one’s own home — rather than having to move in with family or to a retirement home — is common among many generations. Gregory Schmidt, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 Farley did extensive interviews with the only surviving sister, Sarah Cotton, who lives in a retirement home in Plymouth. Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024 His death, in a retirement home, was confirmed by his wife, Linda. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Within a few hours, snakes have also been spotted at a school, beneath a piano stored in a private garage and near a lagoon-like swimming pool at a retirement home. Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 In the dramedy, the actress was brilliant portraying Irene Smothers, a retirement home resident and one-half of a duo who also have a penchant for murder. Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024 In one scene, Squibb hijacks an electric scooter and has a vehicular showdown in a retirement home with Ben, played by the late Richard Roundtree in his final screen performance. Variety, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024 The First Purge director recommends French horror film High Tension 19 of 23 Next of Kin (1982) Linda (Jacki Kerin) returns to her Australian hometown in the wake of a family death to oversee her inheritance: Montclare, a creaky old mansion that functions as a retirement home for the community. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023 Army veterans Monica and Shawn Williams had purchased a home in Horry County in South Carolina to serve as their retirement home. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Feb. 2024

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“Retirement home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20home. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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