of age

idiom

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

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Generally, children get about 30 shots by 2 years of age. Sony Salzman, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025 Over decades of research, Culhane has documented the plight of people born between 1955 and 1965 who came of age during recessions and never got an economic foothold. Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Before the Supreme Court ruling, some sites had a DIY version of age verification that blocked users logging on from certain states. Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025 This single malt whiskey was awarded 98 points and won the Scotch whisky trophy for single malts over 20 years of age. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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