: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500
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This is a very old tradition going back to the Middle Ages (that also exists in some other European countries) for giving you space at the restaurant and a roof over your head.—Forbes.com,
23 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 The movie ends with a vortex that transports Ash and his trusty Oldsmobile to the Middle Ages.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages