How to Use at the tender age in a Sentence

at the tender age

phrase

• Jezebel struck an early chord for Don at the tender age of four.
  — Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
• Do ghosts who left us at the tender age of 38 hobble around the stage like old men?
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
• Wyatt felt the irresistible pull of music at the tender age of 4, sparking a lifelong love for melodies.
  — Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
• My first visit to a brewery came at the tender age of 3½ with my Grandfather Miguel.
  — Melissa Mora Hidalgo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Farley has been at the helm of Ford, a job he was groomed for at the tender age of 5 by his grandfather, for 5 years now.
  — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
• In a sport filled with teenage sensations winning golds, Goins puts his name on a trophy at the tender age of 17.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began his musical training at the tender age of three.
  — Cindi May, Scientific American, 21 May 2021
• Hermine has been challenging herself as a baker since constructing her first solo savarin cake at the tender age of 8.
  — Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
• The play revolves around a list that the narrator began at the tender age of 7 after his mother first attempted suicide.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Ayesha married her first love, NBA star Steph Curry, at the tender age of 22.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
• Even before Deon Mullen had a license to drive a car, he was called upon to assume a leadership role in his church at the tender age of 16.
  — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 9 Apr. 2023
• Teammate Parker Fox, in his sixth year of college basketball, marvels at what Christie can do at the tender age of 18.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
• Coached by his father in a backyard pool, Andrew turned pro at the tender age of 14 and has always approached training for his sport in an unorthodox manner.
  — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 9 July 2021
• The latter, a prodigious student at the Tübinger Stift, had been made a professor at Jena three years prior at the tender age of twenty-three.
  — Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• From a young age, the Norwegian Roald Amundsen was an adventurer, taking to sea at the tender age of 15.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
• Bianca Muñiz, a singer, songwriter, and two-time cancer survivor, received her first diagnosis at the tender age of 11.
  — Kristin Booker, Allure, 14 Oct. 2020
• Raven-Symoné is grappling with the loss of her younger brother, Blaize Pearman, who died at the tender age of 31 due to his two-year battle with colon cancer.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
• Hark got his turn at the decks at the tender age of 12, and Intense perfected his sound by remixing Punjabi hits with American hip-hop beats.
  — Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
• One of the newest employees at SpaceX has been described as a child prodigy who skipped elementary school and will graduate from college this week at the tender age of 14.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 June 2023
• Days ago, Atlanta rapper Takeoff — who as a teen helped create Migos’ trendsetting triplet flow — was fatally shot at the tender age of 28.
  — Longreads, 4 Nov. 2022
• The result was Kingfish’s eponymous first album, which won blues awards, was nominated for a Grammy and established him at the tender age of 20 as the next big thing in the blues.
  — Carlo Rotella, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determined to take to the skies, flying as a teenager and becoming a professional aviator at the tender age of 20.
  — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026
• In the Eighties, at the tender age of 16, John plunged headfirst into weed smuggling, embarking on perilous boat voyages from Jamaica to the shores of Florida by his father’s side.
  — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
• David de Gea, who admittedly arrived in England at the tender age of 20, failed to hold down a starting spot at Manchester United for two full seasons before becoming their best player.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 July 2026
• In April 2024, Jackson made his debut at the tender age of 20, but spent just 16 days with the Orioles before being shipped down to Triple-A Norfolk.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026