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Meanings of callow youth in English

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Usage of callow youth in English
1
Did she imagine that he was a callow youth crossed in love?
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
2
The callow youth had evidently hit on the right treatment for his own disease.
The Divine Fire
3
A genuine passion is the most glorious thing on earth even in callow youth!
The Gray Dawn
4
As a callow youth I spent several summers working on the building sites of Germany.
The Irish Times
5
For what happened next I can only cite my callow youth & inexperience in exculpation.
Equoid
6
Even as a callow youth behind a top-drawer, heavy-duty pack of forwards, he stood out.
The Guardian
7
Yet Homer and Xenophon, Vergil and Cicero, did not write for children or callow youth.
The Booklover and His Books
8
Bessy Bell had appeared, coming toward them with a callow youth near her own age.
The Day of the Beast
9
A callow youth, evidently her adorer, was awaiting her.
The Heart of Rachael
10
In her soul sat burning impatience, in her heart contempt for the callow youth before her.
The Mississippi Bubble / How the Star of Good Fortune Rose and S...
11
He's more likely to be a callow youth, recently transferred from toiletries, with a clipboard tick-list.
The Guardian
12
The Endup, Spundae and the Sunset boat parties, all as a callow youth in San Francisco.
The Irish Times
13
Since the days of my callow youth Mrs. Green has watched over me like a mother.
Mufti
14
He just never dreamed that it wasn't him, but this callow youth called David Cameron instead.
The Guardian
15
McIlroy, displaying the absolute belief of callow youth, calmly dispatched his putt with the minimum of fuss.
The Irish Times
16
I have a boyhood memory of the one on Ormond Quay, which caused confusion to this callow youth.
The Irish Times
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