juvie

Example Sentences

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The boy waited for the social worker to tell her that he had blown his second chance and then his aunt would kick him out and the judge would send him to juvie tonight, instead of waiting for the hearing at the end of the summer.

From Literature

“I leave before the hour’s up and then you call the judge and they send me to juvie.”

From Literature

“So they’re not sending me to juvie?”

From Literature

“He spent time in ‘juvie,’ became a ward of the state.”

From Seattle Times

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 Literature