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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Adle, now 20, was originally charged as an adult on a count of first-degree murder, despite being underage at the time of the killing.
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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After a 2003 raid, authorities found at least footage of at least 30 more girls who were underage when they were filmed for Girls Gone Wild.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Two members of Beta Alpha Omega, who are not underage, were each charged with a misdemeanor for supplying alcohol to attendees under 21, the release said.
—Kate Selig, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Gaetz, who resigned from Congress after receiving Trump’s nomination to head the Justice Department, was accused of sleeping with an underage girl, and Congress is battling over releasing a related House Ethics Committee report to the public.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
The Contestant Explores True Story of Man Who Starred in Reality Show Without Knowing It: See Trailer (Exclusive)
After a 2003 raid, authorities found at least footage of at least 30 more girls who were underage when they were filmed for Girls Gone Wild.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Two members of Beta Alpha Omega, who are not underage, were each charged with a misdemeanor for supplying alcohol to attendees under 21, the release said.
—Kate Selig, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Gaetz, who resigned from Congress after receiving Trump’s nomination to head the Justice Department, was accused of sleeping with an underage girl, and Congress is battling over releasing a related House Ethics Committee report to the public.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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