Definition: 1. The number of years that a person has lived. 2. How long something has existed. 3. A prolonged period of time. 4. Begin to seem older; get older. 5. Make older.
Use 'age' in a sentence:
1. She's tall for her age.
2. Zachary started playing violin at age 4.
3. As we age, our skin becomes paler.
4. He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him.
5. She has a nephew who is just ten years of age.
6. Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her.
7. Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.
8. At 56 he's twice her age.
9. Entry is open to anyone over the age of 18.
10. Children often throw tantrums at this age.
11. She had reached marriageable age.
12. There's an age difference of six years between the boys.
13. He started playing the piano at an early age .
14. 13 is a difficult age.
15. She is small for her age.
16. Whisky loses strength as it ages.
17. He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months.
18. Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful.
19. Technophobia increases with age.
20. A new technological age had dawned.
21. Old age can bring many problems.
22. He was made professor at the age of 40.
23. Please supply the following details: name, age and sex.
24. Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age.
25. He left school at the age of 18.
26. Can you guess his age?
27. He embraces the new information age.
28. He was under the age of consent.
29. All ages admitted.
30. We live in an age of rapid technological advance.
31. Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16.
32. She entered public life at the age of 25.
33. Age is another bogey for actresses.
34. When I was your age I was already married.
35. We cannot accept children above the age of 10.
36. The company's official retiring age is 65.
37. The fabric was showing signs of age.
38. The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age.
39. Moesha had reached the age of puberty.
40. At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg.
41. The competition is open to young people under the age of 18.
42. Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.
43. Ronson has been deejaying since age 19.
44. They were both only 20 years of age.
45. He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age) .
46. Young people of all ages go there to meet.
47. Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.
48. Her age is against her.
49. Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age.
50. He waited what seemed an age.
51. She's about my age, with longish hair.
52. The car is in remarkably good condition for its age.
53. The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.
54. Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.
55. She lies about her age.
56. She needs more friends of her own age.
57. Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age.
58. She lived to a great age.
59. Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare.
60. The village has a history going back to the Middle Ages.
61. Such problems are a universal feature of old age.
62. She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old) .
63. The children are close to each other in age.
64. Age hadn't blunted his passion for adventure.
65. Participants were categorized according to age.
66. Please state your name, age and occupation below.
67. Please state your name, age, and occupation.
68. Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate.
69. Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
70. She's very active, considering her age.
71. It's been an age since we've seen them.
72. He was well past retirement age.
73. In some sports you're past it by the age of 25.
74. She's long past retirement age.
75. Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.
76. Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!
77. By the age of 21 he controlled the company.
78. Salary is a function of age and experience.
79. Experience is what matters ─ age is of secondary importance.
