adolescents

Example Sentences

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And as adolescents get phones at younger ages, the behavior is becoming more prevalent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In 2027, the guidance explains, Title X will fund “voluntary family planning projects” that offer a broad range of “acceptable and effective family planning method” and services for adolescents and infertility.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The attack was a tragedy but "not a surprise" to people like her who work with young adults and adolescents, she said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Salazar is painful to anyone who cares about LGBTQ+ adolescents and has either survived so-called conversion therapy or learned about survivors’ experiences.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Sometimes the people of the village complained about them and their horseplay, said that they were a noisy, inconsiderate group, worse than any bunch of adolescents that had ever lived in Boys' Lodge.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry