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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Some University of Colorado Boulder students say the bar was widely known among underage crowds.
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
During March, the department sent underage people into the business in an attempt to buy tobacco.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Last month, he was arrested for allegedly using a fake ID to visit a bar in Arizona while underage, as well as possession of an Adderall pill and an oral steroid.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
According to the newspaper’s sources, the tech had an error rate of north of ten percent, which could’ve effectively allowed millions of underage users to access explicit chatbots.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
During March, the department sent underage people into the business in an attempt to buy tobacco.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Last month, he was arrested for allegedly using a fake ID to visit a bar in Arizona while underage, as well as possession of an Adderall pill and an oral steroid.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
According to the newspaper’s sources, the tech had an error rate of north of ten percent, which could’ve effectively allowed millions of underage users to access explicit chatbots.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for underage
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 4 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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