the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

Examples of the Middle Ages in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The study of a patient’s urine was an extremely popular practice in the Middle Ages, even though doctors could tell precious little about what was ailing someone just by looking at a sample in a jar. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

The style originated in the Middle Ages, and all but died out by the 1950s. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Nevertheless, his account exemplifies how wolves were increasingly demonized as the Middle Ages went on; recast in the role of both fairytale villain and harbinger of doom. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

The Grand Plage lies very close to the town of Les Sables-d’Olonne, parts of which date from the Middle Ages. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the Middle Ages

• bacteriophages
• cages
• gages
• gauges
• mages
• pages
• phages
• sages
• stages
• wages
• disengages
• macrophages