adolescents
Example Sentences
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"The parents of most of the detained adolescents were completely taken by surprise."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
I would know; I’ve known her since we were 12 years old, awkward adolescents in Marcia Barryte’s Dodson Middle School drama class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Reproductive goals counseling should be developmentally appropriate and designed to help adolescents reflect on their future aspirations related to relationships, childbearing, and family formation.”
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
He also worries restrictive diets could carry psychological risks for adolescents, whose relationship with food is still developing.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black hair, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
