the middle-aged

noun

: middle-aged people : people between the age of about 40 and the age of about 60

Examples of the middle-aged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

One is the awesome might of the middle-aged and elderly. —

IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012 The flamboyant conceptual artist is talking to her stepdaughter, Lydia (Winona Ryder), who’s grown from the morose teenager of Beetlejuice (1988) into the middle-aged star of a hokey ghost-hunting reality show. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024 An experienced camper, Sam takes the change in stride, spending much of the weekend—and the movie’s 90-minute run time—observing and humoring the middle-aged men. —

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024 Maxine’s boyfriend, the middle-aged cowboy stud Wayne (Martin Henderson) is producing the film and running the shoot. —

Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the middle-aged

Cite this Entry

Style

“The middle-aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20middle-aged. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation