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

Italian yarn production can trace its origins and craftsmanship back to the Middle Ages. — Footwear News, 2 July 2026

During the Middle Ages, Venetian and Genoese merchants sought larger, more secure sources of production for what was by then a popular wine. — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

From wearable gold spheres that held herbs and rose petals (known as pomanders) in the Middle Ages to pump atomizers that decorated vanities in the early 1900s, perfume has been stored in beautiful vessels for centuries. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 27 June 2026

During the Middle Ages, heraldic disputes could become so animated that a Court of Chivalry was called upon to resolve them. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Rhymes for the Middle Ages

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