middle age
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of middle age
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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It’s a helpful reframing for middle age: Given the realities of today, we should really start calling it “prime time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“We find that age indeed predicts success, and sharply, but in the opposite way that many propose. The highest success rates in entrepreneurship come from founders in middle age and beyond,” the researchers reported.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
For many Americans, middle age is becoming more challenging than it was for previous generations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
He notes that his grudge-holding is unbecoming of a man who’s pushing middle age before going on to attack his longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The last photo—the last thing he’d ever sent her, in fact—showed my grandfather at middle age, holding a little girl.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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