of age
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Old enough, according to the law, to be eligible for something, as in In this state he's not of age for buying liquor, but he may vote , or Next year Jane's coming of age and will get her driver's license . This usage was first recorded about 1430. The term under age signifies being too young to be eligible, as in It's against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under age .
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come of age . Mature or develop fully, as in The school's bilingual program has finally come of age .
Example Sentences
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Many of the group’s leadership came of age as soldiers fighting in the brutal war against Iraq in the 1980s, an era that cemented its central role in supporting the regime.
One editor described Kate as “twelve years of age and evidently has no more conception of the rapping than a canary bird.”
From Literature
The artist abrades the surfaces of his paintings, giving them a patina of age that contributes to their folkloric vibe and makes these images even more absorbing.
Accelerated epigenetic aging has been linked in prior research to physical decline and greater risk of age related diseases.
From Science Daily
And that’s affecting workers across all ages, not just older individuals who may face the additional struggles of age discrimination in the workplace or hiring process.
From MarketWatch
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