Sentence examples for spring chicken from inspiring English sources

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"spring chicken" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to someone who is young, inexperienced, or inexperienced in a particular activity. For example, "Tom is only 20, he's still a spring chicken when it comes to driving."

Dictionary

spring chicken

noun

A chicken for eating while it is still young.

synonyms

young person

younker

youth

Exact(60)

He's no spring chicken".

The New York Times - Sports

You're no spring chicken.

The New York Times - Magazine

The guy is no spring chicken.

The New York Times

She was no spring chicken.

The Guardian

Grimsley, 34, is no spring chicken either.

The New York Times - Sports

"I'm 29, I'm not a spring chicken.

The Guardian - Sport

And I'm not a spring chicken.

The New Yorker

A spring chicken in political terms.

The Guardian

A spring chicken he was not.

The Guardian - Film

That's never a good sign for a supposed spring chicken.

The New York Times

I was no spring chicken, that doctor pointed out.

The New York Times

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