at the age of

idiom

: at the time of being a specified age
He joined the company at the age of 35.

Examples of at the age of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Tuesday, May 14, Jason spoke about his grandparents during an annual mental health forum named after Rosalynn Carter, who died in November at the age of 96. Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 Writer Alice Munro has died at the age of 92, according to her publisher. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 May 2024 Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn, a six-time Grammy Award winner who played on classic records from Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, has died at the age of 78. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 May 2024 Corey Rusk, owner of the renown indie label, wrote a tribute to his friend of 40 years following Albini’s untimely death at the age of 61 on Tuesday. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024 Tonka died May 8 at the age of 46 after being placed into hospice a few days earlier, the zoo shared in a news release. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024 By Jon Herskovitz and Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg May 8, 2024 12:35 AM EDT Kim Ki Nam, a propaganda mastermind who helped forge the cult of personality for the family dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding in the Cold War, has died at the age of 94. TIME, 8 May 2024 Boseman died in 2020 at the age of 43 from colon cancer. EW.com, 7 May 2024 Advertisement Monroe bought the house in 1962 for $75,000 and died there six months later after an apparent overdose at the age of 36. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'at the age of.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near at the age of

Cite this Entry

“At the age of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20age%20of. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!