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Examples of middle age in a Sentence
as our generation approaches middle age
The patient was in late middle age.
He feared the approach of middle age.
Recent Examples on the Web
Never a great swimmer, an editor for The Times’s Well desk praises the benefits of taking lessons in middle age.
—Emma Yasinski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, a new study from dozens of researchers across the country found that women, particularly those in middle age, have a higher risk of developing long COVID than men, muddying the medical water further.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
By middle age, many esophagus clones—often making up the bulk of esophagus tissue—have mutations disrupting a gene called NOTCH1.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
By the time Cheers ended a dozen years later, Danson was well into middle age, at a moment when the faces on television were about to get much, much fresher.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of middle age was
in the 14th century
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20age. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
middle age
noun
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64
middle-aged
adjective
ˌmid-ᵊl-ˈājd
Medical Definition
middle age
noun
mid·dle age
ˌmid-ᵊl-ˈāj
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64 years of age
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