at the age of

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

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My mother was single at the age of 27 years old with four kids. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025 Francis, who died last Monday at the age of 88, became on Saturday the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025 How Did Pope Francis Die? Pope Francis, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Ethan Miller/Getty Images The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman, has died at the age of 77. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025 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 2 May. 2025.

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