senior moment
noun
: an instance of momentary forgetfulness or confusion that is attributed to the aging process
Examples of senior moment in a Sentence
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But more ugly blooms followed with each perception of a senior moment.
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Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
So, for now, Biden remains on the presumptive ticket, one more senior moment away from the floor falling out on his support and manifestly unable to mount a campaign capable of defeating Trump.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Linking His Movie to Trump Shooting Over the last few weeks, since Biden’s 90-minute senior moment at his debate with Donald Trump, a wide swath of Hollywood A-listers publicly called on him to step out of the race.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
For Biden, a senior moment could dramatize his age in the worst possible way.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
This court case, that controversy, this tweet, that senior moment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Other spells promise to charm the hearts of judges or to ensure that a loss of memory—a senior moment—falls on one’s opponent in the middle of his speech.
—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
Here's Matt Welch, a former UPI reporter, on the Helen Thomas eruption:
I am tempted to feel bad for an 89-year-old lady getting caught in what might be passed off as a senior moment, but there's no reason to believe that her statement and tone don't reflect her basic views.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2010
Gold's performance could have earned her another signature senior moment, but Heritage Christian's depth proved to be the difference, with sisters Koryn and Joslyn Marshall combining for 21 points and Frost adding another seven.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
So, for now, Biden remains on the presumptive ticket, one more senior moment away from the floor falling out on his support and manifestly unable to mount a campaign capable of defeating Trump.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Linking His Movie to Trump Shooting Over the last few weeks, since Biden’s 90-minute senior moment at his debate with Donald Trump, a wide swath of Hollywood A-listers publicly called on him to step out of the race.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
For Biden, a senior moment could dramatize his age in the worst possible way.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
This court case, that controversy, this tweet, that senior moment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Other spells promise to charm the hearts of judges or to ensure that a loss of memory—a senior moment—falls on one’s opponent in the middle of his speech.
—Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
Here's Matt Welch, a former UPI reporter, on the Helen Thomas eruption:
I am tempted to feel bad for an 89-year-old lady getting caught in what might be passed off as a senior moment, but there's no reason to believe that her statement and tone don't reflect her basic views.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2010
Gold's performance could have earned her another signature senior moment, but Heritage Christian's depth proved to be the difference, with sisters Koryn and Joslyn Marshall combining for 21 points and Frost adding another seven.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
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“Senior moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20moment. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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