underage

Example Sentences

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“It’s been hard for me because for many years I’ve been so embarrassed that I wasn’t underage when I met him. I was in my early 20s,” she said in the recent interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"As self-declaration is easily circumvented, this means underage children can easily access services that have not been designed for them," the ICO said in an open letter to social media and video platforms.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Zuckerberg testified last week that he regretted Meta's slow progress in identifying underage users on Instagram, as the plaintiff's legal team sharply criticized the company for deliberately targeting children.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg's company removed over 550,000 underage accounts in Australia alone in December ahead of that country's under-16 social media ban.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“He was underage at the time, wasn’t he? I thought they could detect underage magic!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling