youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 
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Examples of youngster in a Sentence
As a youngster, he was very shy.
bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning
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Hayes Applauds Teenager Thompson Coach Hayes rightfully heaped praise on Thompson in her post-match conference, saying the youngster has a lot to offer for the national side.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The only catch is that the youngsters have to be dressed in costume.
Sonic: Fuel up ahead of spooky activities with a 50-cent corn dog on Oct. 31.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
However the team’s modest payroll leaves general manager Pat Verbeek with nearly $20 million in cap space to maneuver should the youngsters mature faster than expected, turning the current fall optimism into legitimate hope by next spring.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s good for business, said Bobby Marsh, whose namesake father started what’s now Bob’s Pumpkin Farm by selling the gourds by the side of a road as a youngster in the mid-1950s.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The only catch is that the youngsters have to be dressed in costume.
Sonic: Fuel up ahead of spooky activities with a 50-cent corn dog on Oct. 31.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
However the team’s modest payroll leaves general manager Pat Verbeek with nearly $20 million in cap space to maneuver should the youngsters mature faster than expected, turning the current fall optimism into legitimate hope by next spring.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s good for business, said Bobby Marsh, whose namesake father started what’s now Bob’s Pumpkin Farm by selling the gourds by the side of a road as a youngster in the mid-1950s.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər
1
: a young person : youth
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