old age

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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

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adjective

: of, for, or relating to old people
an old-age home

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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
The old-age Rolling Stones tour came true as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have continued to do shows into their 80s. Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for old age

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“Old age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20age. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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