younger
Definition:
1. Younger brother or sister.
2. Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father.
Use 'younger' in a sentence:
- 1. As a younger man Harrison was intrigued by Indian mysticism.
- 2. I gave the younger children a start.
- 3. He's always running after younger women.
- 4. He had mentored scores of younger doctors.
- 5. Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women.
- 6. Her husband had moved in with a younger woman.
- 7. Younger voters are strongly pro-European.
- 8. She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues.
- 9. There were signs of restiveness among the younger members.
- 10. He stood down to make way for someone younger.
- 11. I intend to rewrite the story for younger children.
- 12. He should give way to a younger, more decisive leader.
- 13. Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.
- 14. He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
- 15. He was pensioned off and his job given to a younger man.
- 16. Tom was in some ways a younger clone of his handsome father.
- 17. He was passed over in favour of a younger man.
- 18. Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?
- 19. The programme is angled towards younger viewers.
- 20. He dispatched the younger player in straight sets.
- 21. He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.
- 22. I was at a disadvantage compared to the younger members of the team.
- 23. He is a model professional and an example to the younger boys.
- 24. The band's fans are getting younger.
- 25. Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
- 26. The younger teachers were considered fair game by most of the kids.
- 27. I had supposed his wife a younger woman.
- 28. His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats.
- 29. In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.
- 30. Bullies pick on younger children.
- 31. When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer.
- 32. This effect is particularly noticeable in younger patients.