old age
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of old age
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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When we think about old age, few scenarios frighten us more than dementia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Can the rest of your savings weather major expenses that could arise in old age outside of homeownership — mainly, healthcare or long-term-care needs?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
For now, the study provides a clearer picture of how dementia risk continues to operate in extreme old age and could help clinicians provide more informed care.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Kusama, instantly recognisable in her bright red wig and bold spotted outfits, worked well into old age from the psychiatric hospital in Tokyo where she lived voluntarily for the second half of her life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
People who had actually been teenagers in the 1980s, all now approaching old age, had the strange experience of seeing the fads and fashions of their youth embraced and studied by their grandchildren.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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