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 teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was arrested May 20 along with his family, who were also living in the United States illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The officers outside Williams & Graham turned out to be Denver Police officers conducting routine underage drinking enforcement rather than immigration agents, bar co-owner Saydee Canada told The Denver Post in an e-mail.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Young Mothers focuses on five very young women living temporarily in a shelter for underage mothers.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The officers outside Williams & Graham turned out to be Denver Police officers conducting routine underage drinking enforcement rather than immigration agents, bar co-owner Saydee Canada told The Denver Post in an e-mail.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Young Mothers focuses on five very young women living temporarily in a shelter for underage mothers.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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underage
adjective
un·der·age
ˌən-də-ˈrāj
: of less than mature or legal age
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