How to Use aged in a Sentence

aged

adjective
  • This is not Rocky vs. Apollo, but two middle-aged men who specialize in brains rather than brawn.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
  • The spirit is aged for four years and has heavy notes of vanilla and toffee on the front with a subtle green apple flavor underneath.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Old people vote, so cuts to social security and other programs that help the aged are unlikely to succeed.
    Samuel Goldman, The Week, 11 May 2022
  • The brand, popular among middle-aged suburban women, has long struggled to appeal to younger consumers.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
  • This brand is known for its limited edition, high-quality Irish whiskeys, often aged in unique and carefully selected casks.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Remote/virtual learning, from what many teachers have told me, was an abject failure for elementary and middle school aged students.
    Adam Reuter, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
  • Research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the condition than the younger and middle-aged population.
    Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
  • Albanese has promised to improve gender equality in the workforce, to make childcare cheaper, and the publicly funded health system stronger, as well as to address issues with aged care.
    Time, 20 May 2022
  • The singer, aged 31, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.
    Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Those aged 55 and over are more likely to close their trades early, know when to close manually, don’t hesitate and show the most patience in holding onto losing positions for longer.
    Exness Contributor, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • This complements testimony from aged performers (most recorded just before passing on) who recall the hardships and verify their endurance.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 May 2022
  • There are places that make the fresh sheep cheese, but ours are aged.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The middle-aged couple next to us is in the midst of a three-hour-long make-out session.
    Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Better to used coarse, aged wood mulch than fresh chips.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • According to Reuters, the child and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked for the plant.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Better to use coarse, aged wood mulch than fresh chips.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
  • That left only Robyn, the hot young brunette who was by now middle-aged, and...
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The sconces are Mitzi’s Fifi picture light in aged brass.
    Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
  • In the fall, a middle-aged man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of leaves.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch, has died aged 96.
    Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Wrapped in a hazmat suit, she's led to the corpse of a middle-aged woman with a gnarly bite on her left leg.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
  • So this makes the Kong Flyer one of the best dog toys of 2022 for younger, middle aged, and senior dogs alike.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The world needs a plan to adapt The risks of aged, polluting cars sent abroad will not be borne by the Global South alone.
    David Zipper, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Other rums are aged and then filtered to remove the color—and in the process, a lot of the flavor as well.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • And amazingly, more than a third of those streams came from young people aged 18 to 24.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The dumbstruck crowd watched as aged captain Patrice Bergeron trudged to the room in the funeral din of the Garden.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • So these homeowners set the brick in sand, rather than concrete, to give a relaxed and aged look.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The room filled with laughter and swapped gossip over plates of aged toma-hawk, Dover sole, and Limone pasta topped with caviar.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
  • First person in line is a middle-aged man, small and skinny.
    The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2022

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