How to Use "Young" with Example Sentences

young (adj): having lived a short time; not old

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Used with verbs:

"She is very young."
(be: is/am/are, looks, seems)

"He behaves very young."
(behaves, acts)

"Eating healthy and exercising keeps her young."
(keeps)

Used with adverbs:

"She acts fairly young for her age."
(fairly, extremely, very)

"He looks relatively young for that job."
(relatively, quite)

"She looks young enough to be my daughter."
(enough)

Used with nouns:

"The young child is starting school soon."
(child, girl, boy, kid)

"The survey is for young adults."
(adults, men, women, people, viewers, voters)

"She has a young daughter."
(daughter, family, father, mother, infant, son)