How to Use at the age of in a Sentence
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Writer Alice Munro has died at the age of 92, according to her publisher.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 May 2024
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On Wednesday the patriarch and co-founder of Porto’s, one of the region’s most popular bakery chains, died at the age of 92.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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McCloskey died earlier this month at the age of 96 in a small town in rural Northern California.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024
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Of course, Tiger Woods is still one of the most famous athletes in the world, even at the age of 48, still one of the most famous this country has produced since Ali.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
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This has been Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini’s mantra ever since her father, Ugo, handed her her first racket at the age of five.
—Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 14 July 2024
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He was fast-tracked into the senior side at the age of just 17.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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A lot of people would leave a band at the age of 25 and that would be it, the career would be over.
—Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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Consider Sinéad O'Connor, who died this week at the age of 56.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 July 2023
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Mark Cuban started his first venture at the age of 12 to sell garbage bags.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock has died at the age of 49.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
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The truth is that most celebrities are having something done–even at the age of 31.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
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During production, Lee died at the age of 28 when he was shot by a prop gun on the set of the film.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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Alas, Mozart died that same year at the age of 35 before finishing the piece.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023
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The young mother from North Carolina took home the title at the age of 20.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 1 May 2024
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Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
—Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
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Her friend died at the age of 64 from a drug overdose, a needle found under her bed.
—The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
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According to the Indy Star, Pollard’s dad Pearl, who was 6-foot-8, died at the age of 54.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
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Charlie Munger, the right-hand man of Warren Buffett, died Tuesday at the age of 99.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
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Ever since his debut at the age of 15, he’s been charting his own unique course.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
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The tribute comes three years after Rivera died at the age of 33 after drowning in Lake Piru, Calif.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 24 Aug. 2023
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Wahl died at the age of 49 in December while covering the World Cup in Qatar due to an aortic aneurysm.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
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Banks, who died, of cancer, last year, at the age of eighty-two, published more than twenty books, most of them novels.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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Negishi’s death was announced this week, at the age of 100, which means a century of making the world a louder, more tone-deaf place.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
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Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks) who played on the country act’s first three albums, has died at the age of 65.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
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Simpson, the football player and actor acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, died on April 10 at the age of 76.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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McVie died in November at the age of 79 following a brief illness.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 July 2023
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But her life changed when she was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 14.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
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The 35-year-old hitmaker shared that her dog, Pooka, passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 18 in a series of posts on social media.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2023
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It’s been almost a year and a half since Vivienne Westwood passed away at the age of 81, but the designer continues to make waves.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 June 2024
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The summer before the fifth season of Glee hit the air, Monteith tragically died at the age of 31.
—EW.com, 4 June 2024
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