at the age of

phrase

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

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Milt Windler, one of the four leaders of Mission Control who in 1970 directed the round-the-clock efforts to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts back to Earth safely, has died at the age of 94. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 3 Oct. 2026 On the day after former coach Tony Reno died at the age of 52, the Yale football team fell behind early but then took control late and rallied for a 41-24 win over Merrimack in a nonconference game on an emotional Saturday at Yale Bowl in New Haven. — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Andrew Karpen, the veteran indie executive who launched Bleecker 12 years ago, died in 2025 at the age of 59 after battling brain cancer. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 Viennese Actionist artist Ingrid Wiener died at the age of 83, just shy of her 84th birthday, Charim Gallery announced in an Instagram post. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2026.

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