of age

Example Sentences

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“I was trying to reconcile the absence of my own dad with my own 30-year-old self coming of age and thinking about becoming a dad,” Vargas explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The government will "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She came of age amid the melee of Hollywood celebrity and learned that “life is messy no matter who is living it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They reacted by sending the University of Michigan’s early-April Index of Consumer Sentiment sliding to a record low, with every demographic cohort of age, income, and political preference sounding downbeat.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

She is about 28 years of age, of rather a light complexion, has high cheek bones, is slender in her person, and very neat in her appearance.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead