Examples of “young” in a Sentence

adjective In an early stage of life; not yet old.

• Their two young children are still in primary school.
• She looks young for her age.
• A young man held the door open for us.

adjective Having existed for only a short time; new or immature.

• The company is young but growing fast.
• It's a young industry, so the rules are still being written.
• Because the project is still young, we expect a few teething problems.

noun The offspring of an animal, especially when still immature.

• The lioness fiercely protects her young.
• The mother duck led her young across the road.
• Many birds feed their young on insects in the spring.