teenager

Example Sentences

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The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was originally charged with murder, but pled guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But he was a heroic figure to me as a teenager, very much in the same way that simultaneously, like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones were, or John Lennon was, or Allen Ginsberg was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“Being a teenager myself and speaking to teenagers, it’s a lot easier to connect.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Parents should try to break the echo chamber in which the child or teenager is receiving their information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Bertha and Jackie talked about boys, and if I didn’t know better, it would’ve been hard to tell which one of them was a teenager and which one was a grown-up woman.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor