youngster

Example Sentences

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Rai harboured hopes of becoming a Formula 1 driver as a youngster, but it was an idea which was quickly overtaken.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Rai's father Amrik used to take him to 3 Hammers for lessons with instructor Darren Prosser, with the youngster going out on the par-three course afterwards to put what he had been taught into practice.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Coleman was up against experienced and prolific forwards Paul McTiernan and Sean Flannery, but neither got a sniff against the raw but energetic youngster.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I studied them carefully, and then I remembered reading how Wernher von Braun had built rockets when he was a youngster.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam