at the age of

phrase

: at the time of being a specified age
He joined the company at the age of 35.

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Pippa organized the event in honor of her friend Thomas Waley-Cohen, who passed away from bone cancer in 2004 at the age of 20. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026 Born in Uzbekistan, Chesnokova immigrated to the United States at the age of four. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 Butch Huskey, who spent nearly a decade with the Mets as a minor leaguer and major leaguer playing four different positions, passed away at the age of 54 on Friday, the team announced. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Christy Knowings, All That and Sesame Street star, died at the age of 46 in Los Angeles, People reports. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the age of

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“At the age of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20age%20of. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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