spring chicken

Example Sentences

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“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

Yet Ertz is a spring chicken compared with Megan Rapinoe who, at 38, is the oldest woman on the U.S. roster and one of 10 players older than 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 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

“Thought you left the game a long time ago, Ma. You ain’t no spring chicken, you know!”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott