underage

Example Sentences

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“It’s been hard for me because for many years I’ve been so embarrassed that I wasn’t underage when I met him. I was in my early 20s,” she said in the recent interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Zuckerberg told jurors that he regretted Meta's slow progress in identifying underage users on Instagram, but that "we're in the right place now."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Australia recently became the first country in the world to ban most social media platforms for children under 16, making it mandatory for platforms to verify users' ages and disable accounts by underage users.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A spokesperson for Trading Standards said it was working with public health teams to tackle "the rise in underage vaping in Nottingham".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

I mean, what mortal parent would allow three underage teenagers to borrow their car?

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan