adolescence

Example Sentences

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He moved around in his adolescence, spending time in Chicago and landing in Arizona after his parents’ divorce.

From Los Angeles Times

The authors emphasize that adolescence is a key stage for brain development and emotional health.

From Science Daily

I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.

From Salon

Henry David Thoreau’s timing was one of his gifts: Living and writing during his nation’s adolescence, he was something of an adolescent himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to Emily Willoughby, a researcher in behavioural genetics at the University of Minnesota, childhood and adolescence provide a genuine window of opportunity for shaping attitudes.

From BBC