- superlative of young.
youngest
Example Sentences
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In a specialized clinic in the city of Oak Hill, the youngest black lung patient was just 30 when he was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of black lung disease.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The youngest is 12: Peyton Reiss aka Dockin’ Dudette, who plays travel softball in addition to driving her family’s 36-footer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Arday - who became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023 - was found dead in Battersea, south London, having resigned as a professor of sociology of education the week prior.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Any joy she had once taken in dancing had left her, as had her grandiose dreams of being, at twelve years old, the youngest prima ballerina in the history of ballet.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
