of age

idiom

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

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Published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, the study followed over 1,000 mother–infant pairs, tracking sleep patterns at six and 12 months of age. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025 At 26 years of age, many will feel her best years are ahead of her. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Nine of those, including Francis, were 70 years of age or older when elected. Joe Murphy, NBC news, 8 May 2025 Set in 2019 Los Angeles, Akil’s update paints a searing portrait of the issues faced by teenagers today, exploring the social media age and how, via the race-swapping of the leads, Black kids come of age in white America. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 May 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 21 May. 2025.

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