How to Use "Youth" with Example Sentences

youth (n): a young person; the period between being a child and an adult

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Used with adjectives:

"He is a curious youth."
(curious, innocent)

"The city is creating after school programs for inner-city youths."
(inner-city, local, urban, troubled, high-risk, delinquent)

"She misses her early youth."
(early, lost)

"She wishes for eternal youth."
(eternal)

Used with verbs:

"She spent much of her youth in the hospital."
(spent)

"She desperately wants to recapture her youth."
(recapture, relive)

"He wasted his youth being addicted to drugs."
(wasted, lost, threw away)

"You still have your youth."
(have, possess)

"We need to educate our youth on the dangers of drugs."
(educate)

"The soda commercial targets youths."
(targets)

Used with prepositions:

"He was in and out of foster homes during his youth."
(during, throughout)

"She practiced golf in her early youth."
(in)

"I haven't played tennis since my youth."
(since)

Used with nouns:

"There are many youth organizations throughout the city."
(organizations, programs, clubs, groups, centers, camps)

"The show is targeting the youth audience."
(audience, market)

"His dad is coaching the local youth sports."
(sports, teams)

"He is a youth pastor at our church."
(pastor, minister)