often attributive
1
a
: the time of life when one is young
especially
: the period between childhood and maturity
b
: the early period of existence, growth, or development
2
a
: a young person
especially
: a young male between adolescence and maturity
b
: young persons or creatures
—usually plural in construction
3
: the quality or state of being youthful : youthfulness
Examples of youth in a Sentence
She had a troubled youth.
He spent his youth in the Midwest.
He got into a lot of trouble in his youth.
a generation trying to recapture lost youth
when the industry was still in its youth
Four youths are suspected of starting the fire.
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Police stormed the gallery and seized two canvases—The Naked Man, depicting a nude youth gripping a monstrous phallus, and The Big Night Down the Drain, showing a Hitler-like figure masturbating.
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News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
Ochoa, who rose through the youth ranks of Club América and also represented Mexico at youth level, made his senior international debut in 2005 at just 20 years of age in a friendly match against Hungary.
—German Fernández-Moores, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
Also displayed were Mann’s emails with Weinstein when her father, absent in her youth, was dying in 2015.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
SportsEngine provides technology and services tied to team and tournament management of youth sports.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 May 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026
Ochoa, who rose through the youth ranks of Club América and also represented Mexico at youth level, made his senior international debut in 2005 at just 20 years of age in a friendly match against Hungary.
—German Fernández-Moores, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
Also displayed were Mann’s emails with Weinstein when her father, absent in her youth, was dying in 2015.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
SportsEngine provides technology and services tied to team and tournament management of youth sports.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for youth
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youth. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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