juvie

Example Sentences

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“I’m from St. Louis. I ain’t ever been to juvie a day in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

How does someone go from a warden at juvie to being lieutenant governor?

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

Creed begins in 1998, when Adonis Creed is an adolescent in juvie with a natural talent for taking on kids twice his size.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2015

I wonder if he has been to juvie before, but decide I don’t really care.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2012

Two and a half years in juvie didn’t sound generous to Sara, but it probably wasn’t much worse than her last few foster homes.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti