Wondering how to use Age in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as years or develop.

Common word

Age in a sentence

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Age meaning

  1. 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)
  2. The state of being old; the latter part of life.
  3. Any particular stage of life.

Synonyms of Age

eld time of life years develop period period of time time period long time geezerhood old age epoch era historic period property senesce

Age in Dutch

tijdperk oud worden doen verouderen oud doen worden ouderdom leeftijd epoch tijd era verouderen

Example sentences (20)

It is sweetly common for people to wish most adult females over the age of 30 a happy “29th” birthday no matter our age.

For the most part, we still see the same constellations in the space age as they were in the Stone Age!

For Santa roles, the minimum age is 28 but there is no age requirement for elves in the job listing.

Emma Durkan has been playing traditional music on the fiddle since the age of 11 and the clarsach (celtic harp) since the age of 14.

Cleo Schubert won age champion for her efforts in the 15 years girls events, with Declan Sutton age champion in the boys 17 category.

Anyone can buy them using the official website; however, the general age rule applies to everyone and no one below the age of 18 years.

All Californians under age 26 and over age 50 are already eligible for full Medi-Cal benefits.

On Sunday, the House passed to raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 years of age.

Previously, the retirement age for teachers was either 35 years of service or 60 years of age.

Decreases in the registered unemployment levels were recorded in the age groups 20-24 and 25-29, while all other age groups registered increases.

Hence, Harry is protected from Voldemort while he lives with his mother’s family until the age of seventeen, when wizards officially come of age.

By comparison, ages 66 and 62 were both optimal for a mid-single-digit percentage of claimants, with age 66 having a slight edge over age 62 claimants.

However, followed in the footsteps of the first film by casting an actress below the age of John's love interests and well below the age of Mark Wahlberg.

Benyamin, left/top, age 6 and Arwin, right, bottom, age 7, were killed by the August 29, 2021 U.S. drone strike on their family's car in Kabul, Afghanistan.

After a global reset, it is Senku's responsibility, as the protagonist of the e anime series, to bring humanity out of the Stone Age and into the Modern Age.

Congress has already raised one “retirement” age—the age at which you must take out your Required Minimum Distribution from your personal retirement account.

Depending on the age of your foster child, you may need to read to them or with them, which means you may want to help them find some age-appropriate options.

Clarke’s bail conditions state he must not have any unsupervised contact with any person under the age of 18 or reside at an address with any person under the age of 18.

As seen in the cast announcement, the women on range in age from 60 to 75. Gerry is 72 years old, so the network ended up casting age-suitable women to vie for his heart.

Mallory added that the only other plausible explanation for the origin of the Irish language is that a more recent source of Irish developed in the Bronze Age or Iron Age.

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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
  • this age

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "age" in a sentence?
An example: "It is sweetly common for people to wish most adult females over the age of 30 a happy “29th” birthday no matter our age." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "age" from real English texts.
What does "age" mean?
Age means: 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)
What are synonyms of "age"?
Common synonyms of "age" include: eld, time of life, years, develop, period, period of time, time period, long time. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "age" in Dutch?
"age" translates to Dutch as: tijdperk, oud worden, doen verouderen, oud doen worden, ouderdom.
How many example sentences with "age" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "age", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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