young at heart

1. Having a youthful outlook, especially in spite of one's age. For example, She loves carnivals and fairs; she's a grandmother but she's young at heart.

Example Sentences

In a Times guide to Sawtelle, Grace Xue writes that it’s packed with “quirky-cool art pieces, blind boxes, plushies, home goods, toys, anime merch and gifts that will delight the young and young at heart.”

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"I always wanted to be perpetually young at heart like him," Tim Patterson said of his uncle.

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But maybe the young at heart know something the rest of us don’t?

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In Modesto, John Thurman Field offers a bounce house for young fans, a beer garden for the young at heart and an “intentional walk” program that affords fans the chance to throw out the first pitch if they get in enough steps walking around the ballpark.

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But he acts young — and is definitely young at heart.

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