at the age of

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

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Seaver, who announced Parton’s death at the age of 80, bragged about the deal in Haiti in that message, court records show. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Alan Mandell, a classical actor and renowned interpreter of playwright Samuel Beckett’s work, died Tuesday at his home in Westwood at the age of 98. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Birchmore was found dead at the age of 23 in her apartment in Canton. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The acquisition comes after the distributor’s founder and then-CEO, Andrew Karpen, died from an aggressive form of brain cancer at the age of 59 in May 2025. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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