young man

Example Sentences

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His father picked crops along State Route 99 as a young man, he grew up in Sacramento, and his wife is from Hanford and Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Iskander’s David is a young man whose youthful piety and heroism make him a sympathetic figure, notwithstanding the bag of cold cuts.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Our sources in Iran were also able to interview a young man who is due to undertake military service.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They’re insincere and elitist and out of touch and smug in many respects, from the perspective of a young man.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“Knack for navigation,” he boasted, in a fine imitation of that perfectly nice young man with the sextant, Simon Harley-Dickinson.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood