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
If the Avengers are swaggering mall cops who maintain order for the purpose of selling T-shirts and toys, Shazam is the juvenile delinquent shoplifting their dignity.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023
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
A brainy classmate helps a cocky juvenile delinquent find the right path in life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020
He no longer thought of himself as Cole Matthews, a juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
