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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His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026 That philosophy shaped the decision David made after inheriting more than half a million dollars from his parents at the age of 61. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Born in 1945 in Dublin, Fricker began acting at the age of 19. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Austin served in his position for only three months before dying of pneumonia while in office in December 1836, at the age of 43. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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