How to Use "Senior" with Example Sentences

senior (adj): older in age; higher in rank or status

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Used with nouns:

"He is a senior officer in our company."
(officer, executive, manager)

"We will send our book to the senior editor."
(editor)

"The senior policeman helped us."
(policeman, fireman, doctor, nurse, etc.)

"I am now in senior high school."
(high school)

"He is a senior advisor to the president."
(advisor, aide, analyst)

"We are meeting with the senior commander."
(commander, consultant, director, editor, executive, manager, official, professor, programmer, supervisor)

"Senior citizens get first priority."
(citizens, employees)

"The problem has reached senior level."
(level, management)

Used with verbs:

"He is a senior citizen."
(be: is/am/are)

Used with prepositions:

"He is senior to her."
(to)

senior (n): a student in the fourth year of high school or college; an elderly person; someone older or higher in rank

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Used with nouns:

"My son is a college senior."
(college, high school)

Used with prepositions:

"He attends college as a senior."

"As her senior, she was able to tell people what to do."
(as)

"There are many discounts for seniors."

"My parents live in an apartment for seniors."
(for)

"He seems to communicate well with seniors."
(with)