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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When journalist and photographer Sheila Turner Seed died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at the age of 42 in 1978, her husband, photographer Brian Seed, was left to raise their 18-month-old daughter Rachel Elizabeth Seed alone. Eliza Berman, Time, 26 June 2025 Roberts died in 2016 at the age of 90, Boyle died from multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006 at 71, and Sawyer Sweeten died by suicide in 2015 at 19. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 June 2025 Born in South London, Gabriel Moses started directing at the age of 18, making commercial work for brands like Nike while also branching out into photography, where he’s developed a distinct palette, capturing Black artists with a visual sensibility rooted in introspection and compassion. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025 Patrick Walden, the guitarist for British group Babyshambles, has died at the age of 46. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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