spring chicken
Example Sentences
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“I’m not a 22-year-old spring chicken anymore. I’m 31 and I got to find a way to stay fresh and stay warm.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
It is worth noting that Trọng himself is no spring chicken, at 79 years old.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2023
Especially if Trump, at 76 no spring chicken himself, is in the race.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Its name doesn't just indicate its seasonality; like a spring chicken, spring onions are literally young onions, plucked earlier, which means that they aren't so bitter and, well, onion-y tasting.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022
"Well, Lillie,” he said to Mother, "I guess my spring chicken days are over. When you start getting pecks on the cheek from your daughters’ friends, you’re on the decline.”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
