young man
Example Sentences
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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
But I suppose I was a quite unsentimental young man in many ways and I was always on the lookout for some material where I could a rattle the public’s cage a bit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
"I'm stunned. Football no longer exists. This is not football. No-one here understands or accepts this decision," a young man, Daouda Seck, told the AFP news agency.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
This young man was interrogated—but he hadn’t been in Paris on August 21.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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