juvenile delinquent
Example Sentences
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She previously worked as a case worker in a juvenile delinquent transitional home and her boyfriend coaches a basketball team.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
More recently, he took a dark turn on the Netflix series "Locke & Key," and went from worshipful kid to juvenile delinquent in "Big Time Adolescence," which dropped on Hulu this month.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2020
A brainy classmate helps a cocky juvenile delinquent find the right path in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
"Not bad for a former juvenile delinquent," said the 63-year-old, who has written for Beyonce, Celine Dion and many other stars.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2020
“This isn’t our son, this is just a little juvenile delinquent boy that we feel sorry for and let follow us around some of the time. Our real son has hair!”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
