1
: grown old: such as
a
: of an advanced age
an aged man
b
: having attained a specified age
a man aged 40 years
2
: typical of old age
the aged wrinkles in my cheeks—
Shakespeare
Shakespeare3
: having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time
aged wine
aged cheese
Examples of aged in a Sentence
a group of men aged between 20 and 30
all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind
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Lewis-Skelly was called up to the England squad for the first time by Thomas Tuchel for March’s World Cup qualifiers and scored on his debut against Latvia at Wembley Stadium, becoming the youngest debutant to do so aged 18 years and 176 days.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Needless to say, attention to detail is on point and full of character, with aged mirrors, Georgian silhouette art and glass bathroom cabinets filled with shells and bath sponges (like curiosities of old).
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Police said early on Sunday that two women in their 40s and another aged 20, as well as a 13-year-old girl, had been killed in northern Israel.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But since 2022, IT employment among those aged 22 to 27 has declined by 8%, compared to a 0.8% rise for college grads older than 27, the Oxford report suggests.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Needless to say, attention to detail is on point and full of character, with aged mirrors, Georgian silhouette art and glass bathroom cabinets filled with shells and bath sponges (like curiosities of old).
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Police said early on Sunday that two women in their 40s and another aged 20, as well as a 13-year-old girl, had been killed in northern Israel.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But since 2022, IT employment among those aged 22 to 27 has declined by 8%, compared to a 0.8% rise for college grads older than 27, the Oxford report suggests.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for aged
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“Aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aged. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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aged
adjective1
ˈā-jəd
: very old
an aged oak
2
ˈājd
: having reached a specified age
a child aged ten
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