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 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

Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles. — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026

While some women once held some power, an increasingly misogynist society at the end of the Middle Ages began to dismiss them. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 16 July 2026

Researchers have not yet determined when the church fell out of use, though evidence suggests it was abandoned and later stripped of building materials before being destroyed during the Middle Ages. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for the Middle Ages

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