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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In those affidavits, police wrote, screenshots of messages between Horner and the woman show that Horner was aware the victim was underage at the time.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Betting platforms typically outline age restrictions in their terms and help pages, along with tools for reporting underage use.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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