juvenile delinquent
Example Sentences
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He was headed for jail as a juvenile delinquent when a sympathetic judge offered him an alternative: Join the military.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022
He also began getting into mischief, and his parents, worried that he was becoming a juvenile delinquent, sent him to Miami when he was 14 to live with a married brother, Cyril.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
Speaking to a crowd of relatives and activists in Montgomery, she said: "I guess you can say that now I am no longer a juvenile delinquent."
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021
A brainy classmate helps a cocky juvenile delinquent find the right path in life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
