plural dotages
: a state or period of old age especially when accompanied by mental decline
People who obviously pity my dotage have a well-meant but disagreeable habit of reminding me that Sophocles wrote his best plays at 80.—
Bernard Shaw
Bernard ShawThe last time I saw Bette Davis, she was in her dotage, the painful ravages of cancer and a paralyzing stroke cruelly evident.—Rex Reed
Rex ReedExamples of dotage in a Sentence
he's now in that stage of his dotage where he has trouble remembering the simplest things
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In our dotage, many of us look askance at our motor vehicle and opt to head for Staters in the ubiquitous golf cart.
—Oc Register, 22 June 2025
But in his dotage, the transition may have come early as younger, more progressive staffers tied to Democrats who likely could not have won the 2020 presidential election operated with limited supervision.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Oc Register, 22 June 2025
But in his dotage, the transition may have come early as younger, more progressive staffers tied to Democrats who likely could not have won the 2020 presidential election operated with limited supervision.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dotage
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“Dotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dotage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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