youngsters

Example Sentences

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As the local school finishes for the day, scores of youngsters fill the shopping precinct.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Another California baby has contracted measles — this time, in Orange County — raising questions about what parents should do to protect their youngsters as the notoriously contagious disease continues to spread nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"I was simply transported," he said ahead of his centenary, reliving how the adult female twisted his head and looked straight into his eyes and her two youngsters sat on him as the cameras rolled.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Many parents stayed close to the jail and the fairgrounds so the released youngsters wouldn’t have to wander the empty city streets at night trying to find their way home.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry