ripe old age
noun
: a very old age
They both lived to a ripe old age.
—sometimes used humorouslyShe decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she'd learned all there was to know about human nature.
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That's something Percy is wrestling with at the ripe old age of 17.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
And Henry Kissinger, who parlayed his writings on history and diplomacy into a political career that reshaped the global order at the cost of many thousands of lives, died Wednesday at the ripe old age of 100.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Most go voluntarily at a ripe old age, but some go involuntarily—like when their computerized health-and-happiness body monitor dip below ten percent.
—Liz Braswell, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
And Henry Kissinger, who parlayed his writings on history and diplomacy into a political career that reshaped the global order at the cost of many thousands of lives, died Wednesday at the ripe old age of 100.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Most go voluntarily at a ripe old age, but some go involuntarily—like when their computerized health-and-happiness body monitor dip below ten percent.
—Liz Braswell, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
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