young man
Example Sentences
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As a young man he works as a ship-breaker in Turkey; in middle-age, we find him in a coastal town in Cambodia, making replicas of great paintings for tourists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Investigators obtained camera footage from the shop showing a young man emerging after buying the gun, a Taurus 9 mm pistol, to make a call on his cellphone.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
A young man in his 20s died on the sidelines of celebrations on Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into concrete blocks placed on an exit ramp of the Paris ring road, according to local prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The Paris public prosecutor's office announced the death of a young man in his twenties after he crashed head-on into concrete blocks on a Paris ring road exit ramp on his motocross bike.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
As he started off, a young man touched his shoulder.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
