of age

idiom

: having existed for a specified period of time
The student was 20 years of age.

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The sanctuary currently houses 12 lions and one Bengal tiger, noting that most big cats were brought from overseas between six months and three years of age. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 Johnson's attorney denies the allegations, claiming the chief is a victim of age discrimination. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025 Gluck came of age as a scientist in the nineteen-sixties, when the potential gains of primate research were widely viewed as worth any suffering that the animals might endure. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 The two first-time showrunners combined Sennott’s perspective on coming of age in the internet generation and Barrie’s experience in a writers room, including on HBO’s Barry, to get the series off the ground. Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of age

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“Of age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20age. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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