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
On a recent subway ride, a young man called his name.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
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
A young man ran through the lobby, late to class, and bumped into Daddy.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
