young adult

Example Sentences

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I often wrestled with it as a young adult, if the past had actually been better than the present day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

As a teenager and young adult, Jessica tried to learn more about her mom’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Erin Moriarity started saving and investing in her teens, and was “aggressively chasing FIRE” as a young adult “through very traditional behaviors: working, budgeting, and saving and investing,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Instead, it shows that traditional campus structures are falling behind digital alternatives in the face of the social anxiety of the 21st-century young adult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The holographic Mrs. Tobin appeared behind the young adult librarian’s desk.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein