young manhood
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Lincoln had spent his young manhood working on river boats and — it seems reasonable to assume — was trying to share a "folksy" anecdote to highlight his working-class background and beliefs.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023
No doubt there were plenty of super-chic casuals out there, avatars of sharply dressed, beautifully alienated young manhood.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2019
That day, Patricius, his father, saw in him the signs of inquieta adulescentia, restless young manhood, and was—in Sarah Ruden’s new, strikingly colloquial translation—“over the moon” at the thought of someday soon having grandchildren.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
On some campuses, boxing used to be a staple of young manhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2015
Washington had spent his young manhood fighting with the British to expel the French from North America.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
