underage

Definition of underagenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of underage All the girls on the boat were underage. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 The event, known for packing Walnut Street with live music and large crowds, ended due to concerns about safety, trash, underage drinking, and a lack of funding and staff. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 June 2026 The lawsuit alleges the company has allowed underage users to create accounts and failed to meet requirements under Florida’s 2024 social media law. Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 Smartphone location tracking can help parents gain a little peace of mind about the whereabouts of their underage children — and some families may even make its use mandatory for their kids. Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
  • He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and their two teenage children.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Alistair Taylor’s reward for accompanying him into this teenage netherworld was to be given lunch at his current favorite city-center restaurant, the Peacock.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Still, younger investors are leading the charge for AI adoption.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • Most of those children are 3 years old and younger, USA TODAY has reported.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries and declined the offer to be transported to a nearby hospital.
    CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • After signing a minor-league deal earlier in the month, outfielder Jarred Kelenic was entered into the Texas Rangers’ starting lineup in the 6-4 extra-innings loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Globe Life Field.
    Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • Muscle mass is beneficial, too, for lifelong metabolic health, and resistance exercise probably improves brain health by releasing substances into the bloodstream that travel to the brain and jump-start processes there that help keep it youthful.
    Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026
  • Stocked with a pair of first-round selections in what’s been deemed as a deep talent pool, the Hornets are on track to add to their youthful core of Knueppel, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The researchers looked at the adolescent’s subjective perception that a device was interfering with the relationship.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • But as our adolescent hero discovers, with great imagination comes great responsibility.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • When North was first spotted with a dermal piercing on her hand in September 2025, fans were quick to call out Kardashian for allowing her preteen daughter to undergo body modifications.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Their preteen daughter, Suri, played in the front seat of the truck.
    Kit Warchol, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • According to police, one woman was shot in the extremity, two juvenile males had lower extremity injuries, and an adult male and female with lower extremity injuries were admitted into area hospitals, all with non-life-threatening injuries.
    CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Nina Fróes, who was fired from her Chelmsford, Massachusetts, courtroom in April, had covered a juvenile docket toward the end of her tenure.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • The first thing a stressed cucumber plant will do is drop blossoms and immature fruit, says Gorlin-Crenshaw.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
  • The repetition accounts for immature pollen grains and mediates weather challenges by offering multiple opportunities for the pollen to transfer to the stigma.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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