young manhood
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Lincoln had spent his young manhood working on river boats and — it seems reasonable to assume — was trying to share a "folksy" anecdote to highlight his working-class background and beliefs.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
No doubt there were plenty of super-chic casuals out there, avatars of sharply dressed, beautifully alienated young manhood.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2019
At one point in his young manhood, Knausgaard writes in Book 5, he worried that he might end up as just a critic; there were moments when I wished he had.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2018
That day, Patricius, his father, saw in him the signs of inquieta adulescentia, restless young manhood, and was—in Sarah Ruden’s new, strikingly colloquial translation—“over the moon” at the thought of someday soon having grandchildren.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
Predictably, the press began talking about “the New Fischer,” interpreting Bobby’s sartorial upgrade as a sign that he’d crossed into young manhood.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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