old age

1 of 2

noun

1

: the fact of being old

She died of old age.

2

: the time of life when a person is old

He's getting sweeter in his old age.

old-age

2 of 2

adjective

: of, for, or relating to old people

an old-age home

Examples of old age in a Sentence

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Noun

More conventional Cup final heroes followed, including Matthews after football’s first knight finally got his hands on a winners’ medal in 1953 at the grand old age of 38 as Blackpool came from behind to triumph 4-3 against Bolton. —Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

For a long time, luxury in this space meant exclusivity through rare bottles, high price tags, old age statements, and gatekeeping that kept certain people and stories out. —Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025

Adjective

And the country has continued to spend more on its pensioners; France has increased its share of GDP spent on old-age benefits and health/care by about 2.9% since 2001, according to the FT analysis. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

Think child support payments for the parents of young children, think old-age pensions. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for old age

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• backstage
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• downstage
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• offstage
• onstage
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