How to Use legal age in a Sentence
legal age
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According to reports, the accuser was of legal age when this email was sent.
—Manouska Jeantus, Woman's Day, 13 Nov. 2012
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That’s true even if the person is 21, the legal age to drink in the United States, or older.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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The top priority should be the safety of young adults who consume cannabis, and this concept warrants setting the legal age at 18.
—Chris Goldstein, Philly.com, 8 Sep. 2017
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New Jersey raised the legal age to purchase tobacco and electronic smoking devices to 21 from 19, putting it among the first states in the nation to do so.
—Kate King, WSJ, 21 July 2017
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The plan will raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.
—Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 26 June 2018
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In states where pot use is legal, 21 is the legal age to use it.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2021
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The legal age of consent in the U.K., where Sawayama has lived for most of her life, is 16.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
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For customers of legal age, a bar will be featured on the edge of the lazy river.
—Molly McVety, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
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The plan would also raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.
—George Stoia, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2018
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The legal age of majority is at least 18 across the U.S.
—NBC News, 26 Feb. 2021
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The legal age for gambling in the United States is 18 or 21, depending on the state.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Dec. 2023
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At the age of 21, Egnot-Johnson was just of legal age for what would happen next.
—Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, 20 July 2019
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The legal age to purchase e-cigarettes in the United States is 21.
—Nadia Bidarian, CNN, 31 July 2023
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No charges were filed against Molina because in Texas, the legal age for consent is 17.
—Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 5 June 2018
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The legal age for gambling in Michigan is 21 years or older.
—Scott McClallen, Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2021
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The legal age for a child to stay at home unsupervised in Illinois is 14.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
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The legal age to work in Indonesia is 15, but climbs to 18 if the work is considered hazardous.
—Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
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The legal age to purchase nicotine products in Milton, MA is 21 years old and above.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2020
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Last year, Oregon became the fifth state to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products to 21.
—Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2018
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Florida also raised the legal age of buying a gun from 18 to 21.
—Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019
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Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze) for people of legal age.
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 11 May 2022
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There are currently 23 states in which those of a legal age in any of those states, can place wagers online.
—Sam Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
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In Tennessee the legal age for purchasing all types of firearms is age 18.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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Even her birthday cake was topped with a Barbie doll, face down in the icing, as Kylie has finally reached the legal age to drink.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2018
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The legal age to purchase a handgun in Austin is already 21, according to Texas law.
—Steve Almasy, Andy Rose and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN, 17 June 2022
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Kucinich wants to set the legal age to purchase marijuana as 21.
—cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
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Though the sites may have a legal age, Paul says underage kids circumvent those with ease.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Dec. 2023
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For labor unions, the increase in the legal age of retirement has always been a nonstarter.
—Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
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In Louisiana, as in most sports-betting states, the legal age to gamble on sports is 21.
—Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
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All sportsbook websites that would operate in North Carolina would require participants to be of legal age.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
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