young man

Example Sentences

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As a young man he works as a ship-breaker in Turkey; in middle-age, we find him in a coastal town in Cambodia, making replicas of great paintings for tourists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

On a recent subway ride, a young man called his name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Sorry to the housekeeper in El Paso and that young man in Arizona; she didn’t mean to scare you.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

The young man who impressed at Kilmarnock in the latter months of the season came on as a substitute for the injured Billy Gilmour just before the break.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Beside him stood a tall young man, and a girl about Torak’s own age: Both had dark-red hair, smooth, pitiless faces, and flint arrows trained on his heart.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver