preteen
Example Sentences
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“Kids and preteens,” a recent National Research Group report concluded, “have been the driving force behind many of the biggest theatrical success stories of the past three years.”
In middle school, she was the preteen drill sergeant running practice before it was time for Ellen, the team’s coach, to teach plays — which, of course, Faith helped with as well.
From Washington Post
At one point, Nesbit told a preteen Priscilla that her father’s “love for you isn’t real,” cruelly adding: “Your father was impotent a lot of the time. … You know what that means, right, sweetheart?”
From Washington Post
“You have a very punchable face,” he tells Adam the preteen early in their peregrinations.
From New York Times
Hi, Carolyn: Our preteen daughter does not like physical affection, like hugs and kisses.
From Washington Post
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