at the age of

idiom

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

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Yauch died of cancer in 2012 at the age of 47. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026 Wallace, whose mental health was fragile for most of his life, died, by suicide, in 2008, at the age of forty-six. Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 In 2016, Vulovic died at her home in Belgrade at the age of 66 — but her devotion to her country remained strong through her final years. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026 Healy passed away on July 22, 1994, at the age of 70 from complications of liver cancer, less than three months after his last show. Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the age of

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“At the age of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20age%20of. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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