young adult
Example Sentences
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As a young adult in the US, she immersed herself in books on the history of Africa before colonialism, particularly West Africa.
From BBC
As a young adult, Fern enjoyed what appeared to be a happy marriage to Charles “Handsome Charlie” Eldredge, a doting bank cashier, before tragedy struck, and struck again.
Charlie is the author of the young adult post-apocalyptic book series The Enemy, as well as the first five novels in the Young Bond series.
From BBC
St. Joseph’s isn’t the only New York City parish teeming with youngsters: The young adult ministries at “Old” St. Patrick’s Cathedral in SoHo and St. Vincent Ferrer’s on the Upper East Side are also drawing zoomers.
How can it be that the over 50s, and pensioners in particular, are living through another collapse in economic confidence, and yet the young adult population is much more positive?
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
