tender age
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“Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” he wrote at the time.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
He did not think of himself as a precocious intellect but he took up a scholarship at the University of Chicago at the tender age of 15.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Entering parliament at the tender age of 30, he became leader of the D66 just a year later, the youngest ever to hold the post.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Open at the tender age of 20 over Harry Vardon, a British golf titan credited with inventing the modern grip and swing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025
From a tender age it had been Alba’s responsibility to put fresh flowers in the vases.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
