years young
idiom
informal
—used to describe an older person's age in a way that is meant to suggest that the person still looks or feels young
She's 60 years young today!
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And performances of its 30-odd catchy songs — the newest of them 80 years young, the oldest closing in on a century ago — are far away from a concert, richer than a mere revue.
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
Third place: Gianna Rivera, second grade, Honey Creek Elementary School
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, on the 3700 block of North 5th Street at 25 years young, gun violence took my father’s life.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Rita Moreno is 92 years young and having the time of her life.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
In the evocative setting of the Tese delle Nappe event venue, Giorgio Armani, 89 years young, presented a reinterpretation of Armani Privé’s last Paris fashion show, which had a harlequin theme.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
Her beloved father, Andrew Arthur Allen Sr., was diabetic and passed away from the disease at 63 years young.
—Taiia Smart Young, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
Thomas will turn 100 years young on Sept. 10, much to the delight of her friends and family, who still see her at the golf course and bowling alley and dining out with friends.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
Bud was barely 21 years young, fresh off of a four-win pro fighting streak.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
Third place: Gianna Rivera, second grade, Honey Creek Elementary School
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, on the 3700 block of North 5th Street at 25 years young, gun violence took my father’s life.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Rita Moreno is 92 years young and having the time of her life.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
In the evocative setting of the Tese delle Nappe event venue, Giorgio Armani, 89 years young, presented a reinterpretation of Armani Privé’s last Paris fashion show, which had a harlequin theme.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
Her beloved father, Andrew Arthur Allen Sr., was diabetic and passed away from the disease at 63 years young.
—Taiia Smart Young, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
Thomas will turn 100 years young on Sept. 10, much to the delight of her friends and family, who still see her at the golf course and bowling alley and dining out with friends.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
Bud was barely 21 years young, fresh off of a four-win pro fighting streak.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
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