How do you use Age in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like eld or years, plus the exact meaning.
Age in a sentence
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Age meaning
- The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- The state of being old; the latter part of life.
- Any particular stage of life.
Synonyms of Age
Age vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Age
- The main meaning on this page is: The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes) | The state of being old; the latter part of life. | Any particular stage of life.
- Useful related words include: eld, time of life, years, develop.
- Possible Dutch translations are: tijdperk, oud worden, doen verouderen.
- In the example corpus, age often appears in combinations such as: the age, age of, age and.
Context around Age
- Average sentence length in these examples: 38.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Age
- In this selection, "age" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 38.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, retirement, working, dragon, beyond, couple and adults stand out and add context to how "age" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include died at age 71 president, from the age of 50, pension age, age group and retirement age. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "age" sits close to words such as almost, done and companies, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with age
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The age to which U.S. lawmakers are looking to raise the retirement age of pilots, from the current mandatory retirement age of 65. (24 words)
There are further stipulations regarding age of consent and age of the accused at the time of the incident which have no bearing to the Glidewell matter given his age. (30 words)
Age predictions showed that the biological age of male smokers was 1.5 times older than their chronological age while female smokers were nearly twice as old as their actual chronological age. (32 words)
Nigeria's present law says that only people over the age of 40 can run for the presidency, while the office of governors or senators can be held from the age of 35. The new Age Reduction Bill has lowered the age limit to 35 and 30 respectively. (48 words)
Brent, on the other hand, had his prostate checked every six months from the age of 50. It’s recommended that men are tested every two years from the age of 50, or from the age of 40 for men with a family history of prostate cancer. (47 words)
The Census Bureau estimates that by next year, there will be about three-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person; and by 2060, that ratio will fall to just two-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person. (45 words)
Example sentences (20)
Age predictions showed that the biological age of male smokers was 1.5 times older than their chronological age while female smokers were nearly twice as old as their actual chronological age.
The Census Bureau estimates that by next year, there will be about three-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person; and by 2060, that ratio will fall to just two-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person.
Nigeria's present law says that only people over the age of 40 can run for the presidency, while the office of governors or senators can be held from the age of 35. The new Age Reduction Bill has lowered the age limit to 35 and 30 respectively.
Elderly seeAlso main Depression is especially common among those over 65 years of age and increases in frequency with age beyond this age. citation In addition the risk of depression increases in relation to the age and frailty of the individual.
Indeed, just as we named the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Steel Age after the materials that humans could make, we might call the new technological epoch we are entering the Diamond Age".
In jurisdictions where the marriageable age is lower than the age of consent, those laws usually override the age of consent laws in the case of a married couple where one or both partners are below the age of consent.
Minimum age of sexual activity (age of consent) main The laws of each jurisdiction set the minimum age at which a young person is allowed to engage in sexual activity. citation This age of consent is typically between 14 and 18 years, but laws vary.
Every sentient person in the country knows how to fix it: We must raise the eligibility age beyond age 62, raise the full retirement age beyond 67, and increase the amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax.
He’s a befitting voice for the sport, having seen eras come and go, the pre-internet age of chess books morph into the age of chess engines and then evolve into the age of artificial intelligence.
The age to which U.S. lawmakers are looking to raise the retirement age of pilots, from the current mandatory retirement age of 65.
There are further stipulations regarding age of consent and age of the accused at the time of the incident which have no bearing to the Glidewell matter given his age.
Dragon Age players were expecting a new look at Dragon Age: Dread Wolf during the Summer Game Fest proceedings, but little did they know that they'd actually be seeing more of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
For those claiming tax credits who are of state pension age, or who are part of a mixed-age couple where one is under and the other is above state pension age, the DWP will ask you to apply for universal credit or pension credit.
Having opposed legislation for a trial of age verification technology in November, the Federal Government has announced that the age limit for the social media ban will not be determined until its trial of age verification technology has concluded.
In May 2019, the law was altered so that a 'mixed age couple' - a couple where one partner is of State Pension age and the other is under it - are considered to be a 'working age' couple when checking entitlement to means-tested benefits.
Sophia Mcalpine is the current reigning champion in the Beginner Girls Age seven & Under category; Esme Statt holds the Beginner Girls Age 10 title, while Jessica McMenamin-Devlin is the Beginner Girls Age 14 & Over title holder.
Brent, on the other hand, had his prostate checked every six months from the age of 50. It’s recommended that men are tested every two years from the age of 50, or from the age of 40 for men with a family history of prostate cancer.
Most of these facilities allow entry to anyone over the age of 60. Still, the average age of a resident tends to fall between 75 and 85. Each community will have different rules about age and entry.
Only about 3% of the continent’s population are over the age of 65, yet the average age of African leaders is 77. This puts the average age gap between citizens and their leaders on the continent at about 48 years.
President Trump's younger brother, Robert, has died at age 71. President Trump's younger brother, Robert, has died at age 71. President Trump's younger brother, Robert, has died at age 71. President.
Phrases with age
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with age
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the age 95×
- age of 92×
- age and 33×
- of age 29×
- at age 18×
- age to 12×
- pension age 12×
- age the 11×
- age or 9×
- this age 8×