youngster

Example Sentences

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They were right, of course, but the bold predictions, external of the curly-haired youngster from Holywood racking up figures to challenge Nicklaus and Woods proved too dizzy.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The youngster had the galleries chanting his name as he tried to fulfill a vow made 12 months ago - to clear the water with his tee-shot on the final ninth hole.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Where I used to see myself as a youngster, now I'm not that youngster any more.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

A fragment of memory returned—recollection of myself as a youngster reading Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, her description of the Negro boy stopping along a lonely path to urinate.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin