at an advanced age

idiom

: in old age
She began painting at an advanced age.

Examples of at an advanced age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While Trump is also at an advanced age and regularly makes his own erratic comments, polls show that voters are less concerned about his stamina and acuity, whether because of his brash personality or because his legal problems eclipse other concerns. Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023 Sheeran said love at an advanced age inspired the song. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2023 Sheeran said love at an advanced age inspired the song. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2023 Inside, the upside-down state of the rooms, belongings and food scattered all over the floor, testified to the challenges of looking after yourself at an advanced age in wartime. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2023 Even at an advanced age, Peralta still plays a capable left field as his two defensive runs saved in 2022 is an indication. John Perrotto, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023 Her extraordinary longevity lent her a sense of permanence that makes her death, even at an advanced age, somehow shocking. Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022 But what do veteran Panthers—some of whom are now at an advanced age and fighting to make ends meet after spending more than half their lives in prison—think of this recent boom in artistic and commercial interest? Santi Elijah Holley, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2021 Both have taken a lot of punches over the years, but to take them at an advanced age carries even more of a risk. Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021

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“At an advanced age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20an%20advanced%20age. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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