How to Use at the age of in a Sentence

at the age of

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  • Paxton died in 2017 at the age of 61 from surgery complications.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
  • The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Taylor died due to complications from a heart attack in 2019 at the age of 80.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
  • Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani died of breast cancer at the age of 40.
    — USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Winston died in 2008 at the age of 62 after battling multiple myeloma.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Bradley died in 2006 at the age of 65 of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • He was released on parole in October 2017 and died in 2024 at the age of 76.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • When the family returned to Hershey, Pulisic joined PA Classics at the age of 10.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Jill Craybas retired from professional tennis in 2013 at the age of 39.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Cusack died in September 2023 at the age of 27, and her death is the subject of an FA inquiry.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Santi Cazorla has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 41.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Per Variety, Benchley died in February 2006 of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 65.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Davis died June 22 in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 94, a few weeks after he was hospitalized for an upper respiratory issue.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • An Arkansas native who sang more than 650 times at the Metropolitan Opera in New York died Sunday at the age of 98.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2026
  • Kevin O'Malley, a former Los Angeles Dodgers executive and part-owner of the San Diego Padres, has passed away at the age of 50.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score an IPL century, reaching the landmark off 35 balls, at the age of 14 in April 2025.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • The iconic Disney film also starred Scott Weinger as the voice of Aladdin and Williams, who died in 2014 at the age of 63, as the speaking and singing voice of Genie.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Taylor, who converted to Mormonism at the age of 16, was previously married to Clayton Wessel in 2020 before the pair finalized their divorce in 2025.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Track and field star Felix had officially retired in 2022 at the age of 36, but recently announced her plans to come back with hopes of competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
    — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The actor died on Thursday, July 2 at the age of 76 in Queensland, Australia, according to his family and his rep, Chris Carbaugh, who confirmed the news to TMZ.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Paul Flack died at the age of 55 on Sunday, June 21, in Norfolk, England, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • In 1868, at the age of 29, John Muir arrived in San Francisco via steamship with definitive plans to wander and revel in the natural wonders of California—he’d heard of the Golden State’s geographic riches and wanted to see them for himself.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Former Kansas Jayhawks defensive back LeRoy Irvin, an all-Big Eight selection in 1978-79 and three-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams, has died at the age of 68.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become India’s youngest-ever international, debuting in Saturday’s T20I defeat against England at Old Trafford in Manchester at the age of 15 years and 99 days.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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