sweet sixteen

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"I can’t believe I’m actually writing these words but... happy sweet sixteen my darling girl. You are the light of my heart, you are pure joy," the Goop creator captioned the pics.

From Fox News • May 14, 2020

Last week, the prettier Perry Mason whittled down her bevvy of beaus to a sorta skeezy sweet sixteen of well-gelled gentlemen.

From Time • Jun. 2, 2014

“I mean, huge. My sister’s friend had had her sweet sixteen at the same place last year. There were like two hundred people there, so I mean it’s a huge place.”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

How could I be turning sweet sixteen in just a few days and be a student at Central High, I thought as I entered the side door of the school.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The strip of pale skin on her fourth finger where her sweet sixteen ring had been.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray