Age of Aquarius
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Age of Aquarius
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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In most every way, “Hair” was a full hippie baptism with its psychedelics, tie-dye costumes, tribal gatherings and Age of Aquarius ethos.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
“Wasn’t the Age of Aquarius supposed to begin in 1948? ... I’m angry with Aquarius, too meek to get his hands dirty down here in our kingdom. The transition is too slow!”
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022
I loved how this woman, born in 1907 to Polish immigrants, absorbed the zeitgeist of the Age of Aquarius without all the woo-woo language.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022
Libertarian-inspired exit projects proliferated to the degree that one might recast the 1960s not as the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, but as the Age of Atlantis, the favored island reference point for libertarians.
From Slate • May 21, 2022
Annabelle feels sorry for the guy, the grandson, following behind Dawn Celeste in her Age of Aquarius dress.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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