1
: the fact of being old
She died of old age.
2
: the time of life when a person is old
He's getting sweeter in his old age.
: of, for, or relating to old people
an old-age home
Examples of old age in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, instead of last year’s estimate of 2034.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The original design of the pond coupled with decay from old age have resulted in a pond that’s too shallow to protect the fish from nearby predators and has been leaking water into the ground below, Saratoga Mayor Yan Zhao said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
That shortfall only gets worsened when women have to care for someone else beyond just themselves, even in old age.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
As many medications can sedate dogs or leave them lethargic, CBD provides a better alternative for those dogs experiencing mild pain, especially due to old age.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
His team, Halswell Walking Football, is a walking soccer club comprised of players with mobility issues – some due to injuries, others old age.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
This term can also describe a person dying of old age when the vital organs naturally stop working.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Apr. 2024
With all the aches and pains that attend old age, how many Americans would really want to live to 100?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
The old-age and disability program provides monthly payments to more than 70 million people, ranging from children to retirees.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the Frans Hals Museum, the building was founded as an old-age home, albeit for women.
—Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
The supporting cast is nearly as strong, though the time-line hopping and the old-age makeup don’t always work to their advantage.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
Once an abusive and volcanic personality, the audience meets the character when the fighter pays him a visit in an old-age home shortly before his title fight.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2023
Households contend with high levels of debt, job insecurity, pervasive youth unemployment, and old-age poverty.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
The amusing clip finds the artist otherwise known as Toni Elizabeth Watson donning old-age makeup and a gray beard to play an old man who escapes from a nursing home with his gaggle of buddies for a wild day out on the golf course.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
The growing settlement—which at its peak was home to about 120 residents—would eventually include a school and dormitories, an old-age home, a bakery, a dispensary, a dairy barn, and even a small farmers' market for selling excess produce grown within their self-sufficient farm community.
—Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
Noun
On April 16, Graham died of old age with his family by his side in a Gainesville retirement community.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, instead of last year’s estimate of 2034.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The original design of the pond coupled with decay from old age have resulted in a pond that’s too shallow to protect the fish from nearby predators and has been leaking water into the ground below, Saratoga Mayor Yan Zhao said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
That shortfall only gets worsened when women have to care for someone else beyond just themselves, even in old age.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
As many medications can sedate dogs or leave them lethargic, CBD provides a better alternative for those dogs experiencing mild pain, especially due to old age.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
His team, Halswell Walking Football, is a walking soccer club comprised of players with mobility issues – some due to injuries, others old age.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
This term can also describe a person dying of old age when the vital organs naturally stop working.
—Korin Miller, Health, 2 Apr. 2024
With all the aches and pains that attend old age, how many Americans would really want to live to 100?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Since it’s usually accompanied by a shot of Adam Driver wearing sunglasses and old-age makeup, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the movie was entirely focused on Italian carmaker Enzo Ferrari.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
The old-age and disability program provides monthly payments to more than 70 million people, ranging from children to retirees.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the Frans Hals Museum, the building was founded as an old-age home, albeit for women.
—Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
The supporting cast is nearly as strong, though the time-line hopping and the old-age makeup don’t always work to their advantage.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
Once an abusive and volcanic personality, the audience meets the character when the fighter pays him a visit in an old-age home shortly before his title fight.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2023
Households contend with high levels of debt, job insecurity, pervasive youth unemployment, and old-age poverty.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
The amusing clip finds the artist otherwise known as Toni Elizabeth Watson donning old-age makeup and a gray beard to play an old man who escapes from a nursing home with his gaggle of buddies for a wild day out on the golf course.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
The growing settlement—which at its peak was home to about 120 residents—would eventually include a school and dormitories, an old-age home, a bakery, a dispensary, a dairy barn, and even a small farmers' market for selling excess produce grown within their self-sufficient farm community.
—Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
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