Examples of middle age in a Sentence
as our generation approaches middle age
The patient was in late middle age.
He feared the approach of middle age.
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Dance-music producers are notorious for mellowing in middle age.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
But more recently, as ideas about what middle age looks like have shifted, along with the changing demographics of viewers, these films have largely disappeared.
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Natural changes in sleep cycles, stress, and medication side effects are among the reasons sleep can get worse in middle age.
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Mark Gurarie,
Health,
20 June 2026
His weight had increased in the incremental, almost invisible fashion of middle age.
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Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
But more recently, as ideas about what middle age looks like have shifted, along with the changing demographics of viewers, these films have largely disappeared.
—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Natural changes in sleep cycles, stress, and medication side effects are among the reasons sleep can get worse in middle age.
—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
20 June 2026
His weight had increased in the incremental, almost invisible fashion of middle age.
—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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 27 Jun. 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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