at the tender age

idiom

: when only (a specified young age)
He left home at the tender age of 18.

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Jezebel struck an early chord for Don at the tender age of four. Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025 Roxanne Perez Roxanne Perez's rapid ascent in NXT, beginning at the tender age of 20 in 2022, has been nothing short of remarkable. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 Smith passed the Court of Master Sommeliers at the tender age of 27 and worked at NYC’s 21 Club, Aspen’s the Little Nell, and Chicago’s Charlie Trotter’s restaurant. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 Born in 2000, in Seoul, Kim embarked on her acting career at the tender age of nine. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the tender age

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“At the tender age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20tender%20age. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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