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 Meanings and Examples of YOUNG
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
young
 a.  having lived or existed for only a short time
 a.  being in its early stage
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I was learned that by a young lady I was gardener to.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  The Someone was crying in that room, and it was quite a young Someone.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
3  "At you two young ones," said the nurse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
4  "Fresh air won't tire me," said the young Rajah.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
5  The young Rajah was neither in bed nor on his sofa.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
6  "Mrs. Craven was a very lovely young lady," he had gone on rather hesitatingly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
7  An she was such a pretty young thing.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
8  They're two young uns growin fast, an health's comin back to both of em.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
9  They're a pair of young Satans.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  When young things begin to gain health they gain it rapidly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
11  Mary knew the fair young man who looked like a boy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
12  She had heard that he was a very young officer who had just come from England.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
13  "Awfully," the young man answered in a trembling voice.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  It was a wild night for homeless young heads to be out in.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  The young man whose name was Barney looked at her very sadly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  A young twig is easier twisted than an old tree.
17  The artist has pictured him as a young man in riding dress.
18  The young artist showed me his recent canvases.
19  This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
20  They are publishing for the young author.
21  The young author burned energy as if he never heard of resting.
22  The young author was billed as 'the new Beckett'.
23  Some young children achieve great fluency in their reading.
24  Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents.
25  Because when young, with a total want of good in the future.
26  He's not really in touch with what young people are interested in.
27  He wrote a novel which slanted toward young adults.
28  When I was young, we were taught to treat older people with respect.
29  The young mother was gushing over a baby.
30  A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down.