juvie

Example Sentences

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“It was the last straw for me — her not defending me. There were lots of other incidents, smaller ones. Ones I could ignore or explain away. But this one made me see who she really was, so after juvie I didn’t go back. I reconnected with my dad and Pops, and she was happy to have me gone.”

From Literature

Dunlap says he has never been to juvie, and he’s never been abused.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m from St. Louis. I ain’t ever been to juvie a day in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times

The boy waited for the social worker to tell her that he had blown his second chance and then his aunt would kick him out and the judge would send him to juvie tonight, instead of waiting for the hearing at the end of the summer.

From Literature

“I leave before the hour’s up and then you call the judge and they send me to juvie.”

From Literature