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as our generation approaches middle age
The patient was in late middle age.
He feared the approach of middle age.
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In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
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By 2040, the then-middle age generation is expected to rake in $74 trillion in income.
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Life is still unfair for Malcolm, now in middle age.
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In middle age, some sports fans become reactionaries.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
By 2040, the then-middle age generation is expected to rake in $74 trillion in income.
—Essence, 1 Jan. 2026
Life is still unfair for Malcolm, now in middle age.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
In middle age, some sports fans become reactionaries.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle age
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20age. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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middle age
noun
mid·dle age
ˌmid-ᵊl-ˈāj 
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64 years of age
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