advancing years
Example Sentences
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Beyond that, Stafford has discovered the upside of his advancing years without suffering a steep physical decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Once named the 27th best guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, he was self-deprecating about his abilities - suggesting he'd become lazy with the advancing years.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
A hearing test revealed mild loss in high frequencies, which was possibly age-related—she is in her early 60s, and some difficulty with these frequencies often comes with advancing years.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023
He finds Pádraic dull and, in his advancing years, he figures he has no more time for dullness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Partly in recognition of his advancing years, in 1617 Galileo moved to a fine villa—almost a palace—known as Bellosguardo, on a hill to the west of Florence.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
