delinquent

Mr. Chandler certainly gets it, making Hal a wisecracking, long-suffering delinquent who’s as charming as he is insubordinate—not an original type, perhaps, but the actor makes his character the magnetic force of the whole series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I could go sit in a corner, and you can be a juvenile delinquent reading juvenile delinquent books.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Some 13% of credit card balances were 90 days or more delinquent in the first three months of the year, according to data released in May by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Unity, to make a long story longer, was in the air that year — and not just because my separated parents were bonding over their juvenile delinquent son.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

She is not about to be beat by some weirdo hushquiet delinquent who used to be her friend.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

The 300 biggest delinquents owed about $33 million per head, on average.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2023

She felt that the only reason they’d survived this long without turning into cowardly wimps or juvenile delinquents was because they’d had each other.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech