youngster

Example Sentences

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He helped the future football star to read and write, and also encouraged the youngster to "believe in who he could be".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She was reported missing several hours later, prompting a large-scale search for the youngster, who was non-verbal.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It's just the youngster, who started out at small-town outfit Gouveia, never actually existed.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Some of my fondest memories as a youngster were from my times at church.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry