underage

Definition of underagenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of underage Nevertheless, the breach exposed details about underage students since Canvas is also widely used by K-12 school districts. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026 Adams’ first deputy mayor, Randy Mastro, had directed the firm to find a way to keep underage riders off of Citi Bikes, citing an Op-Ed in this newspaper by venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026 As the crash subsided, police said the Mercedes caught fire and responding police officers pulled the driver and underage passenger from the burning wreck. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Ones who sell to underage people, typically at gun shows. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • Noddin encouraged parents and guardians to speak to their teenage children about takeover events and the risks and consequences that could accompany them.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
  • The New York Times found that many of the minors, mostly teenage boys, were exploited by sponsors, who illegally put them to work in various factories, food processing plants and as roofers.
    Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Modernist is friendly, drawing a mostly millennial mix of young families, gay couples, and girls trips.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • In all, through injuries and midweek rest for veterans, Varas started five players who are 20 or younger.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • While minor, the crashes point to challenges in object recognition and spatial awareness, particularly in complex parking or tight urban environments.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • The Porter County Election Board worked through some minor kinks with the county’s new voting equipment during the election certification at noon on Friday in the tabulation room of the Elections & Registration Office.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • The three years of maturation soften the raw cane character while preserving a bright, youthful profile.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Most accounts of the era blame greed—a new ethic of cupidity that displaced whatever youthful idealism remained from the 1960s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • The film follows Dudley, an adolescent frog desperate to break free from the iron grip of his father Arthur, the mayor of frog town.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • But the idea at the heart of Curry Barker’s new horror film, Obsession, has an endearingly adolescent, back-to-basics simplicity.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Kaylee isn't the only preteen to have made the news for selling lemonade in recent days.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
  • People packed into cars with their aging relatives and their preteen children.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control.
    Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Over the last 20 years, scientists have documented an increasing number of juvenile great white sharks cruising waters off Southern California beaches.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • There’s so much regulation coming our way aimed at removing any sort of greenwashing, but even if that is successful, the customer is still immature.
    Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • On top of that, the immature grubs chew through grass roots and create dead patches in your lawn.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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