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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The records allege that Whitehead and Rathbone provided alcohol to a juvenile under 21 and hosted an underage house party.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The agent described the image as depicting an underage girl on her knees on a bed wearing a choker-type collar.
—Scott Schwebke, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
No more details of when these behaviors occurred or how many underage girls are involved have been revealed.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
Two others also arrested in hosting underage drinking party
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers have also arrested Balsam Grove residents Brandon Kaine Rathbone, 47, and Patricia Faye Whitehead, 33.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The agent described the image as depicting an underage girl on her knees on a bed wearing a choker-type collar.
—Scott Schwebke, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
No more details of when these behaviors occurred or how many underage girls are involved have been revealed.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
Two others also arrested in hosting underage drinking party
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers have also arrested Balsam Grove residents Brandon Kaine Rathbone, 47, and Patricia Faye Whitehead, 33.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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