young

Example Sentences

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He realised the number of young migrants on the island was growing, but local authorities only looked after them until they turned 18.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Boarding houses were founded to shelter young people, primarily women, arriving alone to work in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Take me back in time with young Bowen and young Matt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The whole affair was tawdry, shabby, and cheap—designed to pander to downwardly mobile young men who felt angry at the world.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The damp unheated rooms were hardest on the very young and the very old.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom