tender age

Example Sentences

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“Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” he wrote at the time.

From MarketWatch

He did not think of himself as a precocious intellect but he took up a scholarship at the University of Chicago at the tender age of 15.

From BBC

Entering parliament at the tender age of 30, he became leader of the D66 just a year later, the youngest ever to hold the post.

From Barron's

The decision was made to turn pro at the tender age of 18 and in May, she was signed by Matchroom.

From BBC

“Sundays were always my favorite day because I knew that we’d all be together,” says Matlin, who became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar in 1987 at the tender age of 21.

From Los Angeles Times