middle age
nounDefinition of middle age
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64
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Other Words from middle age
middle-aged
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middle-ager
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Examples of middle age in a Sentence
as our generation approaches middle age
The patient was in late middle age.
He feared the approach of middle age.
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At 48, Hawke was dissolute, his pretty-boy charm replaced with the bullish aggression of paunchy middle age. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, "Sam Shepard Saw It All Coming," 11 July 2019 These are common problems, especially as men reach middle age and beyond. — Detroit Free Press, "How to talk to your doctor about awkward men’s health issues," 17 June 2019 In many of those cases, allegations date back decades and have spawned new lawsuits in recent years from former students who are now middle aged and still grappling with their experiences. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Private, all-girls Westover School to open independent investigation into past sexual assault allegations," 7 June 2019 Of course, that speaks to Sandler's audience matriculating toward middle age, which, conveniently, is precisely what the movie is about. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reunite in generic 'Murder Mystery'," 14 June 2019 Perhaps most important for those who have followed Deerhunter from the beginning, there’s plenty to suggest that the group’s creative energy will sustain it into middle age. — Mark Richardson, WSJ, "‘Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?’ by Deerhunter Review: A Statelier Kind of Chaos," 9 Jan. 2019 To welcome her and Murray here is, to me, one of the deep pleasures of middle age. — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, "For Sardinia’s Wild Side, Head to Sulcis," 12 Oct. 2018 Several other coding languages have comfortably slipped into useful middle age. — Max Colchester, WSJ, "Do You Know Cobol? If So, There Might Be a Job for You.," 21 Sep. 2018 James is approaching late middle age in basketball terms. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "LeBron James Delivered. Now Does He Exit?," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'middle age.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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middle age
nounKids Definition of middle age
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64 years of age
middle age
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mid·dle age
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Medical Definition of middle age
: the period of life from about 45 to about 64 years of age
Other Words from middle age
middle-aged
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adjective
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adjective
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