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
In my first film, I played a juvenile delinquent — Barbara Hanley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Born Manuel Rodriguez in Buffalo, he was a self-described juvenile delinquent before dropping out of art school.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
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
She clutches my sleeve and leads me out to the car, like I’m a juvenile delinquent she arrested.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
