teenager

Example Sentences

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However, the teenager appeared as nerveless as she did in taking 2-49.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“We’re a gangly teenager of an industry,” Monahan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

She’s 28 now—it’s been more than a decade since she wrote I Am Malala, about speaking out against the Taliban as a teenager and surviving being shot at point-blank range for it.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The staff knew I was just a teenager but they looked the other way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

To avoid detection, I can shape-shift into a human teenager or a cow.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith