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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Blow, a Brit who worked for Vogue and discovered designer Alexander McQueen, suffered from bipolar depression and committed suicide in 2007 at the age of 48. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025 Reba McEntire shared a close bond with her former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, who died this week at the age of 48 after a private battle with cancer. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025 So, at the age of 36, Gera enrolled in the Florida Baseball School after umpiring Little League games in the early '60s. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Astronaut Jim Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at the age of 97, was a pilot and an astronaut, undertook multiple space missions, was a father of four, built a successful career in business and was honored by U.S. Presidents. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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