middle years
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The world provides guardrails against our juvenile impulses, particularly the ones we continue to drag behind us as we fishtail into our middle years.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023
The middle years in college, that’s when I decided I wanted to be a coach — just seeing the relationships these guys have with us.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
“To an unexpected degree, the study of the children of the Great Depression followed a trajectory of resilience into the middle years of life,” wrote Glen Elder, the author of that research.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2020
Claire Foy played Britain’s young Queen Elizabeth II for the first two seasons, with Olivia Colman stepping in to chart her middle years last season and in the 10 new episodes out Sunday.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2020
Her face marked her as being of middle years, dotted with freckles and pox scars.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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