How to Use chronological age in a Sentence

chronological age

noun
  • Does your brain age match your chronological age?
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Though more black and white, chronological age has a spectrum.
    — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One is your chronological age, and that's something everybody's familiar with.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Whoop tracks long-term metrics like physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and your pace of aging.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • Whoop tracks long-term metrics like physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and your pace of aging.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • Whoop tracks long-term metrics like physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and your pace of aging.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • Whereas chronological age measures how much time has passed since birth, biological age reflects wear and tear on the body at a cellular level.
    — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The biggest benefit was seen in those who already had a biological age that was older than their chronological age, the researchers found.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Imagine receiving a test result that tells you your body is biologically five years older than your chronological age.
    — Idan Shalev, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers have determined that the length of telomeres is correlated with chronological age throughout a person’s life.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That is, your chronological age, which measures how many years have passed since you were born, may not match your biological age, which reflects wear and tear on your body at a cellular level.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers have found that people whose biological age is higher than their chronological age tend to face greater risks of chronic diseases and earlier death.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Because biological age is so variable, people of the same chronological age can sometimes look very different.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One recurring observation has been that many people become overly focused on their chronological age rather than on the opportunities that still lie ahead of them.
    — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Biological aging refers to the pace of aging on a cellular level, which is often different from chronological age.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Biological aging refers to the pace of aging on a cellular level, which is often different from chronological age.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, the dental community has debated whether chronological age should factor into implant treatment planning.
    — Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There are many ways to mark life’s phases—biological development, achievements, simple chronological age.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Epigenetic aging — a measurement of one’s biological age instead of chronological age — was most advanced in men, according to the study.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Across blood, saliva and urine, her biological age was significantly younger than her chronological age on multiple independent clocks.
    — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Oura also launched metrics for comparing cardiovascular age and chronological age in 2024.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Biological age is different from chronological age.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The concept of biological age, distinct from chronological age, is gaining public traction, though often misinterpreted.
    — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • According to the Heart Foundation, cardiac age is a metric that evaluates a person's cardiovascular health and risk for heart attack in comparison to their chronological age.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • According to the Heart Foundation, cardiac age is a metric that evaluates a person's cardiovascular health and risk for heart attack in comparison to their chronological age.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Measured across multiple DNA methylation clocks, her biological age came in at an average of 17 to 23 years younger than her chronological age.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • One possibility is that GLP-1 drugs might be narrowing the gap between chronological age and biological age, the apparent age of various tissues.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 June 2026
  • Advertisement Differences between biological age and chronological age speaks to the possibility that aging is malleable.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, Oura also measures your cardio capacity, cardiovascular age, and sleep regularity, while Whoop tracks physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and pace of aging.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • An October 2025 study in the British Journal of Dermatology found women aged 40 to 50 who looked younger than their chronological age shared a more resilient skin microbiome.
    — Allison Palmer june 12, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

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