age limit
noun
: an age under or over which something can or cannot be done
The lower age limit for voting is 18.
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The upper age limit for these worms is not yet known, and B’s own age could be decades older than the current estimate of their maximum life span, Allen says.
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Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
Surgeons generally accept patients from age 18 onward, once facial growth is complete, with no strict upper age limit provided overall health is suitable.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Does Florida have an age limit for driving?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Canberra enacted the world’s first social media age limit this week, blocking all under-16s’ accounts.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
Surgeons generally accept patients from age 18 onward, once facial growth is complete, with no strict upper age limit provided overall health is suitable.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Does Florida have an age limit for driving?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Canberra enacted the world’s first social media age limit this week, blocking all under-16s’ accounts.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for age limit
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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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