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 of their victims were underage.
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But McCurdy, who, as a child, starred in Nickelodeon shows alongside Ariana Grande and Miranda Cosgrove, knows well all the ways underage girls can be flattened and plasticized by adults—turned into objects.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Liam and his father are currently detained at the Dilley ICE detention center for families with underage children.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Some of their victims were underage.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
But McCurdy, who, as a child, starred in Nickelodeon shows alongside Ariana Grande and Miranda Cosgrove, knows well all the ways underage girls can be flattened and plasticized by adults—turned into objects.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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