middle age
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of middle age
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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What Huberman’s worldview proposes is that motivated people can take small actions to relieve themselves of these endemic problems of middle age.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The results showed that immune cells from the body had entered the brain, with the process occurring as early as middle age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
After spending the first season trying to outrun the consequences of losing his job, his marriage and his place among Westchester’s elite, time — and middle age — have finally caught up with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She found that she wasn’t immune to being introspective about middle age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A kind-faced, square-built woman of middle age was waiting to greet the new arrival.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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