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

TikTok said it used "enhanced technologies" to help detect and remove underage accounts.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Zuckerberg testified last week that he regretted Meta's slow progress in identifying underage users on Instagram, as the plaintiff's legal team sharply criticized the company for deliberately targeting children.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

In a statement on Monday, issued before the move by QUB, a spokesperson for Mitchell said he never met, spoken to or had any contact with Giuffre or any underage women.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

They knew perfectly well that, as an underage wizard, Harry wasn’t allowed to use magic outside Hogwarts, but they were still apt to blame him for anything that went wrong about the house.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling