young person
Example Sentences
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His hope was that if a young person gets hooked on the beauty of math and enjoys education, they won’t quit high school as he did, and their life will continue on a positive path.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Somewhere out there is a young person who’s going to find this film and not even know it’s what they’ve been waiting for.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
“If a young person wants a future, this is not the place.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
"None of us is immune, when a machine can offer lethal guidance to a young person as if it were fact," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Dorothy was the kind of young person who filled the Negro race with hope that its future in America would be more propitious than its past.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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