teenager

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I learned my family was undocumented at my birth and on through my early childhood.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I started playing golf as a teenager in the 1980s, long before Mr. Woods turned pro, but he’s the reason I began watching golf tournaments regularly on television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

An aspiring writer as a teenager, Burden turned her focus to law in college, earning a degree in Juvenile and Immigration Law from New York University.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

One of them was teenager Saleh Mohammadi, who had only just turned 19 and had taken part in international wrestling competitions.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Nate tried not to stare at Paul, but he kept thinking of the devilish teenager who’d clowned around on Papa’s ships.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis