spring chicken
Example Sentences
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“The papacy is a huge burden. Especially for an older man,” Adeyemi replies, cutting his eyes at Tremblay, no spring chicken, in a particular way.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
“I mean, I’m 40 years old. I know I’m not a spring chicken anymore.”
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
It is worth noting that Trọng himself is no spring chicken, at 79 years old.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2023
Abbott was 63 at the time, a relative spring chicken.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
"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
