spring chicken
nounDefinition of spring chicken
: a young person
is no spring chicken
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Furthermore, Gerard Pique is no spring chicken, and edges closer and closer to the end of his career. — SI.com, "Clement Lenglet's Agent Confirms Barcelona Target's Future Will Be Decided This Weekend," 29 June 2018 The German is set to retire at the end of this term while Koscielny, at 32 years of age, is no spring chicken - a factor which would leave Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding as the club's only two senior centre-halves. — SI.com, "Arsenal Scouts Run Rule Over £30m Rated Freiburg Ace Ahead of Possible Summer Swoop," 29 Mar. 2018 The skinny: 3B Josh Donaldson, 32, is a spring chicken compared with some in this lineup: LF Curtis Granderson, 37; C Russell Martin, 35; and DH Kendrys Morales, 34. — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, "2018 American League preview capsules," 24 Mar. 2018 Peters tips the number, but center Jason Kelce (30), guards Stefen Wisniewski (29) and Brandon Brooks (29), and even Johnson (28) aren’t spring chickens anymore. — Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Will Eagles finally find Jason Peters' replacement in NFL draft?," 25 Apr. 2018 His daughter Najin, 28, and granddaughter, Fatu, 17, are considered spring chickens. — Faith Karimi, CNN, "The world's last male northern white rhino is dead. Now what?," 20 Mar. 2018 Then again, recent studies have claimed to find evidence of life from 3.7 or even 3.95 billion years ago—and that would make 3.47 billion-year-old lifeforms comparative spring chickens. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Hotly debated 3.5 billion-year-old microbe fossils get another look," 3 Jan. 2018 Today, his mane is still luxurious and his manner dignified, but the tiny horse is no longer a spring chicken. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "It's going to be a lovely retirement for Winston, Louisville's most famous mini horse," 7 Mar. 2018 Mr Tinubu, no spring chicken at 65, is thought to want the top job himself. — The Economist, "Politics in NigeriaMuhammadu Buhari gears up for a second presidential term," 31 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spring chicken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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