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Example sentences for "young man"

  • It is not often, happily, that a young man of gentle birth and good education is a double murderer at twenty-six.

  • This singular woman by her artful insinuations, by representing her husband as an atheist and a murderer, persuaded a young man of the name of Wood, of hitherto exemplary character, to assist her in murdering him.

  • He was a young man of independent means, idle, of a simple, confiding and affectionate disposition.

  • She saw her friend lead into the room a young man; he was sightless, and her friend with tender care guided him to a seat on the sofa.

  • Dewar was a butcher by trade, a young man, some eighteen months married, and father of a baby girl.

  • When she came within a score of feet of the desired goal, she saw through the window a young man in a grey checked suit.

  • For a young man, this was rather a morbid turn of character, and so affected Carrie.

  • If he could stay only a couple of days, he ought to come; and one can hardly conceive a young man's not having it in his power to do as much as that.

  • On the contrary, I think a young man might be very safely recommended to take Mr. Elton as a model.

  • He had no desire to make money, he had money enough; and although he knew, and was frequently reminded, that a young man is the better for a fixed occupation, he could discover no moral advantage in driving a lucrative trade.

  • It reminds me," she said, "of the things a young man used to do whom I knew years ago, when I first came to Rome.

  • A young man of this place," said Cecilia.

  • Sculpture, to her mind, is an insidious form of immorality, and for a young man of a passionate disposition she considers the law a much safer investment.

  • Turning quickly, she was surprised at sight of a young man, who had found access into the garden by a door opening out of another gable than that whence she had emerged.

  • You are a man, a young man, and brought up, I suppose, as almost everybody is nowadays, with a view to seeking your fortune.

  • We are surprised at the prose style of Robert; that of Gilbert need surprise us no less; even William writes a remarkable letter for a young man of such slender opportunities.

  • It is really not at all surprising that a young man of the fifteenth century, with a knack of making verses, should accept his bread upon disgraceful terms.

  • At the foot of the bed, half sitting, half kneeling, his face buried in the clothes, was a young man, whose frame was racked by his sobs.

  • This Willoughby Smith has nothing against him, either as a boy at Uppingham or as a young man at Cambridge.

  • He was more like a malignant and cunning ape than a human being,' said she, 'and he always was, ever since he was a young man.

  • The nocturnal visitor was a young man, frail and thin, with a black moustache, which intensified the deadly pallor of his face.

  • Holland--who had lots of literary shrewdness both as writer and publisher--used to say for a young man or woman to rush into print was sure ruin to their lasting fame.

  • A young man in a sweater and top boots met me at the depot and said that I was Mr. Davis and that he was a young man whose life I had written in "There was 90 and 9.

  • And with me are dwelling three of my kind fellows; and the dearest is a young man of mine own age, who is my fellow in all matters, for us to live and die each for the other.

  • Simon looked sourly on him and said: "Thou are bidden to go with me, young man, or gainsay the Marshal.

  • He was a young man of a contemplative and speculative turn, and this was his first visit to Italy, so that if he dallied by the way he should not be harshly judged.

  • There is a young man in the box whom I shall annoy by going in, and I want to annoy him.

  • This, it seemed to him, was enough to occupy comfortably a young man of ordinary good parts.

  • He was a young man, his English was excellent, and his smile very frank.

  • Beside her, very close to the shoulders and talking, apparently with an earnestness which it pleased her scantily to heed, sat a young man with a red face and a very low shirt-collar.

  • Distinct from either there appeared a stranger--a young man of remarkably pleasant aspect--who carried in his hand a carpet-bag of the smart floral pattern prevalent in such articles at that time.

  • But I tell you, young man, if this holds good for the bulk, as it has done for the sample, you have saved my credit, stranger though you be.

  • Then pray to God that you never may, young man.

  • When soon after, the girl rejoined her mother, the latter was still in thought--on quite another matter than a young man's song.

  • When I was a young man I went in for that sort of thing too strong--far too strong--and was well-nigh ruined by it!

  • His fresh color and sandy hair and quick-changing blue eyes are those of a young man, and his sympathetic, solicitous interest in women is as youthful as it is Western and American.

  • If a young man with an idea can once get Jim Burden's attention, can manage to accompany him when he goes off into the wilds hunting for lost parks or exploring new canyons, then the money which means action is usually forthcoming.

  • Sir 32:7 Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked.

  • Sus 1:37 Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her.

  • Esdr 2:43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marvelled at greatly.

  • Tis hard: A young man married is a man that's marr'd.

  • Look you, who comes here, a young man and an old in solemn talk.

  • O, if thou wert the noblest of thy strain, Young man, thou couldst not die more honorable.

  • Young man, have you challeng'd Charles the wrestler?

  • I'll be with her by and by; I'll but bring my young man here to school.

  • The Duke was a young man with a heavy beard and eyeglasses.

  • Why shouldn't a young man go as far as Germany after a beautiful Princess, who walks on the ground, and who can talk and think and feel?

  • Carlton, softly, "that such a lovely and glorious creature as that should be sacrificed for so insignificant a thing as the peace of Europe when she might make some young man happy?


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    are more; both clauses; carefully studied; established church; good things; young children; young days; young doctor; young fella; young fellow; young fellows; young ladies; young lawyer; young male; young massa; young minister; young ones; young people; young persons; young priest; young prince; young specimens; young state; young student; young warrior; young women