underage

Definition of underagenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of underage There’s no need for a friend of a dental hygienist to stay in the room with a sedated underage female patient in a world that has total respect for women. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 Florida leads the nation in protecting the rights of underage students, pulling hundreds of titles from shelves and classroom use. Dina Ciotola, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 Christine Marie learned that Moroni urged his wife to give several of their daughters, including two who were underage, to Bateman as wives. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026 As the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a radical polygamist organization that is separate from the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs became notorious for forcing members of the cult to wed, including those who were underage. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • Everybody, including the president’s stern chief of security (Thomas Aquino), is skeptical of Creasy’s preparedness for the job, but Paul welcomes Creasy to multiple dinners with his family, including sullen teenage daughter Poe (Billie Boullet).
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Still overcome with his own grief, Creasy must tuck his own demons away in an effort to care for a teenage girl whose life has suddenly been thrown into chaos.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • His mom likes another young lady for her son, not my daughter.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This particular adaptation bookends the story with the character Alba (played in young adulthood by Rocío Hernández), the granddaughter of the clairvoyant matriarch Clara del Valle (played in older age by Dolores Fonzi) and the conservative, volatile patriarch Esteban Trueba (Alfonso Herrera).
    Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Snitker managed numerous minor-league clubs over the years, including Richmond, Mississippi, Durham and Macon.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Any minor spills or leaks within this storage area are expected to be contained within the basement level.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Some youngsters, like McCall Elementary School fifth grader Camila Garcia, were both youthful celebrants and feting other children at the same time.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As the Panthers prepare to defend their NFC South crown, the veterans on the roster might need to prepare for some youthful competition.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Even Michael’s social life is left blank, far beyond his adolescent solitudes.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Relatedly, another study published Friday in JAMA Network Open found that rates of adolescent cannabis use increased after recreational use was legalized in California, but decreased after the Covid pandemic.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • People packed into cars with their aging relatives and their preteen children.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The research team found the highest PFAS concentrations when participants were age 3, which were associated with higher bone density at age 12, Buckley said — contrasting with the finding of lower adolescent bone density when the children had high PFAS levels closer to the preteen years.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The boat had 13 people on board, including seven men, five women and a juvenile female.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But in the weeks ahead, juvenile nymphs will become more common.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Faced with the prospect of deciding between Urlacher, a late bloomer in high school who almost wasn’t recruited before becoming a college All-American, and Michigan State receiver Plaxico Burress, regarded throughout the NFL as gifted but immature, the Bears did not have to choose.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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