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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Musk posted to his X platform, referring to Epstein's former girlfriend and associate who procured underage girls for him to abuse.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Arriving officers made contact with a large group of adult men and teens in an alley, where a man resisted commands of police and assaulted an officer, prompting an underage male to intervene and also attack, Fernandez said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
According to the outlet, late singer Chuck Berry was convicted under the Mann Act for transporting an underage girl, who was arrested on prostitution charges a week later, across state lines in 1959 — and then served 20 months in prison on a variety of charges.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
The two sat knee to knee in the darkened room and talked about underage drinking and sibling rivalry, among other things.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Arriving officers made contact with a large group of adult men and teens in an alley, where a man resisted commands of police and assaulted an officer, prompting an underage male to intervene and also attack, Fernandez said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
According to the outlet, late singer Chuck Berry was convicted under the Mann Act for transporting an underage girl, who was arrested on prostitution charges a week later, across state lines in 1959 — and then served 20 months in prison on a variety of charges.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 July 2025
The two sat knee to knee in the darkened room and talked about underage drinking and sibling rivalry, among other things.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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