teenager

Example Sentences

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When she first meets Kimiko, Hana is a shy, friendless teenager living in a run-down apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

People in Lake Elsinore said she was a typical teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As a teenager, Sen made his debut on Park Street - the city's swinging cultural hub - performing at the San Souci Theatre.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Others—including York, Clark’s enslaved manservant, and Sacagawea, a kidnapped Shoshone teenager pregnant with the child of the expedition’s interpreter, Charbonneau—did not have a say in the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When adults tell a child or a teenager that they’re precocious, what they’re really saying is, “Please don’t say that aloud.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin