old age
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- old-age adjective
Etymology
Origin of old age
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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At 17, she formed her own student orchestra, which performed in schools, old age homes, prisons, all over.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
For many, it puts their retirement and comfort in old age at risk, and now the options for parents to better manage the debt will soon be dwindling.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
The researchers suggested that including modest amounts of animal-source foods may help prevent undernutrition and loss of lean muscle mass in very old age, compared with strictly plant-based diets.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Is this youth contemplating old age, or does it represent an elderly man revisiting his boyhood?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
“They’ll die of old age waiting for the mail to come.”
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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