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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She was convicted in 2021 on five charges for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
She was convicted on five counts of aiding Epstein in his abuse of underage girls in December 2021.
—James Hill, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Several of these instances, including one where Smith allegedly kissed an underage friend of Rockelle's while intoxicated during a livestream, are discussed in the docuseries.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Police said the underage driver had a 9 mm handgun in their waistband, along with other minors and opened containers of alcohol found in the vehicle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
She was convicted on five counts of aiding Epstein in his abuse of underage girls in December 2021.
—James Hill, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Several of these instances, including one where Smith allegedly kissed an underage friend of Rockelle's while intoxicated during a livestream, are discussed in the docuseries.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Police said the underage driver had a 9 mm handgun in their waistband, along with other minors and opened containers of alcohol found in the vehicle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underage
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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