at the age of

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: at the time of being a specified age
He joined the company at the age of 35.

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As for James’s remarkable season, at the age of thirty-nine? Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 Alexander the Great ruled the ancient kingdom of Macedon—centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula—between 336 B.C. until his death in 323 B.C. at the age of 32. Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 My father raised me and my sibling (who passed away at the age of 40). R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024 Ralph Fiennes Recalls Maggie Smith's 'Lethal Sense of Humor' During a Pivotal Harry Potter Scene: 'One of Our Great Greats' Fiennes also spoke about his late friend and Maid in Manhattan costar Natasha Richardson, who died in 2009 at the age of 45 following a ski accident. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the age of 

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“At the age of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20age%20of. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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