of age

idiom

: having existed for a specified period of time
The student was 20 years of age.

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Then, Ada Hegerberg was 18 years of age, the young star of the team. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 John Franco and Al Leiter had come of age as Mets fans in the late 1970s, after the Tom Seaver trade that plunged the team to the basement. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025 At the far edge of the American west, a brash adolescent came of age in a coastal community where the establishment prided itself on being antiestablishment. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025 Only two states, Maine and New Hampshire, require buyers of fireworks to be 21 years of age or older, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. Kevin Quinitchett, USA Today, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for of age

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“Of age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20age. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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