golden years

plural noun

: the advanced years in a lifetime
active well into their golden years

Examples of golden years in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The beauty of life is its stages — youth, teens, twenties, the years of growing a career and family, retirement, enjoying the golden years. Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024 For many people, though, working into their golden years simply comes down to lacking enough money to stop working and keep a roof over their heads. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024 Finally, reviewing investment portfolios and rebalancing to a more conservative asset allocation can help protect nest eggs from market volatility in the golden years. Ebony Flake, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024 Gale Sparrow, the former executive who led MTV’s talent and artist relations team during the cable television channel’s golden years, died Sunday (March 31) following a battle with lung cancer. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024 That's a lot of money to leave on the table during your golden years. Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 Rivers isn't the only one skiing into his golden years. Tonya Russell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024 This senior girl is truly a precious one who has a lot of love to give during her golden years and hopes a family falls in love with her. The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 Retirees, known to relocate for their golden years, could be driving this result. Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of golden years was in 1945

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“Golden years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20years. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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