of age

idiom

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

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As did many kids coming of age in the ’90s, the 32-year-old, a proud product of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, developed a childhood interest in skateboarding. Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The Testaments will pick up four years after the Handmaid’s Tale ends, and instead of June’s point of view, the point of view is from young women coming of age into Gilead. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 However, the figure was more than twice as high among Asian Americans (15%) and adults under 30 years of age (14%). Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 22 May 2025 Kyaw Mya, a citizen of Burma, was convicted of lascivious acts with a child-victim less than 12 years of age. Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 21 May 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 29 May. 2025.

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