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 scale of underage wagering is hard to measure, but a recent survey of 1,017 adolescent boys nationwide, found 36% gambled in the last year.
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
But, as the years wore on, by 2010, 2011, there were more than a dozen underage girls who filed civil lawsuits against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
From June through November 2025, authorities surveilled Wilkinson’s home and observed Garcia-Vallejo living there with Wilkinson and her underage child, according to the charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The email was sent three years after Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
But, as the years wore on, by 2010, 2011, there were more than a dozen underage girls who filed civil lawsuits against him.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
From June through November 2025, authorities surveilled Wilkinson’s home and observed Garcia-Vallejo living there with Wilkinson and her underage child, according to the charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The email was sent three years after Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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