teenage

Example Sentences

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Like a teenage reflex, I sprinted to the comments to see what people were saying.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Does he now start the teenage prodigy in a game that could play a part in shaping his own future as well as this current team's?

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The severity of Emma’s teenage plan is analyzed against the kind person she’s proven herself to be as an adult.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Her Easter sermon comes just shy of a fortnight after her installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, during which she said her teenage self could "never have imagined the future that lay ahead".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When a teenage boy came to a door and said he didn’t have anything to share, Patience took all the things Natalie had been carrying and shoved them into his arms.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz