younger

Example Sentences

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Borrowers 50 and older are now at higher risk of default than younger borrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Older adults who cut back on dietary fat or reduced the amount of animal-based protein they consumed showed signs of becoming biologically younger, according to new research from the University of Sydney.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The two races differ — Thompson, for instance, has received endorsements from young-voter groups, such as the Sacramento County Young Democrats, and at 75, is younger than Matsui, 81.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

On a rainy, cold morning Masooda makes her way to a hillside cemetery in north-west Kabul to visit the grave of her younger brother Mirwais.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I will simply be a teenage girl walking along the street, holding hands with a younger child.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler