young

Example Sentences

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"Doctors have basically said now there's nothing else we can do because I'm so young, they can't do any more surgery," the McDonald's shift manager told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But the secret behind his emergence as the best young shooter of all time had nothing to do with careful pampering of his budding virtuosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

These young female missionaries, dressed in white, have been sent into Canada to draw girls to Gilead’s cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss antisemitism among young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Are the young and brave as vulnerable as the old and slow?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom