of age

idiom

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

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John and Alice Coltrane lived, composed, recorded, and pursued spiritual study during a period of profound artistic transformation during their time in the New York home, and Coltrane came of age as a creative innovator within the local music community while living in the Philadelphia House. Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 One code violation prohibits residents from having more than three animals and two additional animals up to three months of age in one household. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 The suspect is described as a Black man, between 30 and 40 years of age, standing between 5-feet-8 and 6 feet tall, between 160 and 180 pounds, with a thin mustache. Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 That mindset is particularly critical for Gen Z, which is coming of age in an economy and jobs market that’s being drastically reshaped by AI and other tech innovations. Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2026.

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