of age

idiom

: having existed for a specified period of time
The student was 20 years of age.

Examples of of age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In one sense, Mescal’s new EP reflects back on that period of transition: her songs are wrought with the trials and triumphs of coming of age, lingering especially on the hurt of a friendship breakup. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 May 2024 Hathaway is radiant, the earnest, twinkling energy that endeared her to audiences with her debut in The Princess Diaries returning full throttle, with the bumps and bruises of age and experience offering richer colors and deeper shades. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024 There is a power that comes with the storyline of a woman kind of coming of age at 40 and rediscovering herself. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024 The book opens with her childhood and coming of age as an art student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., then moves on and off the road as a musician and lead singer in the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, among others. Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Dunst and Coppola first joined forces in 1999 coming of age drama The Virgin Suicides. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024 Female grizzlies typically don’t reproduce until 5 years of age and rarely wander out of their home terrain. Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024 The album draws on heartbreak and coming of age, traditional themes for one of the world's most famous people and songwriters. USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024 There are millions of parents like me who have watched our children come of age in an unrestricted and unprotected digital universe devoid of any guardrails that can keep them safe. Molly O'Shea, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024

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“Of age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20age. Accessed 11 May. 2024.

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