of age

idiom

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

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Typically, the first dose of the MMR vaccine is given between age 12 and 15 months, and the second is given between 4 and 6 years of age. Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026 Siblings Guinevere and Ennis came of age in their mother Edith Sharpe’s popular Ninth City fantasy series, their fictional adventures other kids’ bedtime stories. Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 The show is, in part, about kids coming of age. Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 New York is the one in which Mamdani came of age and into an adolescent’s political consciousness. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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