underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-dər-ˈāj 
1
: of less than mature or legal age
2
: done by or involving underage persons
underage drinking
Examples of underage in a Sentence
They were not allowed into the club because they were underage.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Police were called before the shooting with a report of underage drinking at the event center, where vendors were serving alcohol to minors, the affidavit said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
This change comes after Grok received a dressing-down from users and international officials for complying with requests to digitally undress women and underage girls or create sexualized deep fakes of them without their consent.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
In response to the underage drinking violations, and questions about management hiring choices, the board unanimously voted to suspend their license indefinitely.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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