preteen

Example Sentences

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When Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He started sumo wrestling, too, and as a preteen was mesmerized by a YouTube clip he saw of a famous match between sumo legends Takanohana and Asashoryu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The Kim regime figures other nations won’t subject preteen girls to arduous training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The author describes being drawn to Lansbury as a preteen, seeing in her character a woman confidently creating stories and outmaneuvering powerful men in investigations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen